Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Mixed-methods case series examining virtual reality-based executive function training for primary-aged students with executive dysfunction, with focus on presence and agency mechanisms.

Study reveals how TPH2 genetic polymorphism modulates brain connectivity and network organization in response to serotonin depletion, with implications for anxiety and emotional regulation.

Study reveals inhibitory control deficits in short-form video users stem from impulsive decision-making and reduced sensitivity to contextual changes, with implications for behavioral addiction.

Research investigates the relationship between oculomotor convergence and the dorsal attention network in focused attention development, though the abstract is incomplete.

Sex-dependent mechanisms linking anxiety and depression to stress-induced alcohol-seeking, including subjective responses and neural connectivity differences between men and women.

Affective surprise—deviations in expected emotional states—enhances binding of items to temporal contexts in episodic memory, functioning as a learning signal independent of valence direction.

Within-subject study (N=34) shows endogenous cortisol fluctuations predict intertemporal patience on the scale of seconds but not days, implicating acute stress in choice variability.