Background The dopamine system contributes to a multitude of functions ranging from
reward and motivation to learning and movement control, making it a key component in goal-…

Previous research on how stereotypes affect perceptions of intimate partner violence and
domestic homicide has found that violence committed by men is perceived as more severe and …

Brain glucose metabolism, assessed by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission
tomography (PET), can be used to quantify neuronal activity in the human brain (1). Aging is …

Purpose Aberrant dopaminergic function is linked with motor, psychotic, and affective
symptoms, but studies have typically compared a single patient group with healthy controls …

METHODS Subjects. The Ethics Committee of the Hospital District of Southwest Finland
approved the study protocol, and the study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of …

BACKGROUND The dopamine system contributes to a multitude of functions ranging from
reward and motivation to learning and movement control, making it a key component in goal-…

Laughter and crying are universal signals of prosociality and distress, respectively. Here we
investigated the functional brain basis of perceiving laughter and crying using naturalistic …

The endogenous mu-opioid receptor (MOR) system modulates a multitude of social and
reward-related functions, and exogenous opiates also influence sex drive in humans and …

In everyday life, humans encounter complex social situations that need to be encoded
effectively to allow seamless interaction with others. Yet, principles organizing the perception of …

Brain functional and physiological plasticity is essential to combat dynamic environmental
challenges. The rhythmic in vivo dopamine signaling pathway, which regulates emotion, …