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Hidden wounds of violence: Abnormal motor oscillatory brain activity is related to posttraumatic stress symptoms by Lobo, Isabela, Campagnoli, Rafaela R., Figueira, Jéssica S., Andrade, Isabela, Figueira, Ivan, Gama, Camila, Gonçalves, Raquel M., Keil, Andreas, Pereira, Mirtes G., Volchan, Eliane, Oliveira, Leticia, David, Isabel A.

“…Victims of urban violence are at risk of developing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), one of the most debilitating consequences of violence. Considering…”
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Does Meditation Alter Brain Responses to Negative Stimuli? A Systematic Review by Magalhaes, Andressa A, Oliveira, Leticia, Pereira, Mirtes G, Menezes, Carolina B

“…Despite several attempts to review and explain how meditation alters the brain and facilitates emotion regulation, the extent to which meditation and emotion…”
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Facing Racism and Sexism in Science by Fighting Against Social Implicit Bias: A Latina and Black Woman’s Perspective by Calaza, Karin C., Erthal, Fátima C. S., Pereira, Mirtes G., Macario, Kita C. D., Daflon, Verônica T., David, Isabel P. A., Castro, Helena C., Vargas, Maria D., Martins, Laura B., Stariolo, Jasmin B., Volchan, Eliane, de Oliveira, Leticia

“…The editors of several major journals have recently asserted the importance of combating racism and sexism in science. This is especially relevant now, as the…”
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Addiction to ultra-processed foods as a mediator between psychological stress and emotional eating during the COVID-19 pandemic by Stariolo, Jasmin B., Lemos, Thayane C., Khandpur, Neha, Pereira, Mirtes G., de Oliveira, Leticia, Mocaiber, Izabela, Ramos, Taiane C., David, Isabel A.

“…Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic induced psychological distress, which is linked to emotional eating and symptoms of addiction to…”
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Controlling Unpleasant Thoughts: Adjustments of Cognitive Control Based on Previous-Trial Load in a Working Memory Task by Pacheco, Luiza Bonfim, Figueira, Jéssica S, Pereira, Mirtes G, Oliveira, Leticia, David, Isabel A

“…Dynamic cognitive control adjustments are important for integrating thoughts and actions that take place during dynamic changes of environmental demands and…”
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Long-Term Influence of Incidental Emotions on the Emotional Judgment of Neutral Faces by Nudelman, Marta F, Portugal, Liana C L, Mocaiber, Izabela, David, Isabel A, Rodolpho, Beatriz S, Pereira, Mirtes G, de Oliveira, Leticia

“…Evidence indicates that the processing of facial stimuli may be influenced by incidental factors, and these influences are particularly powerful when facial…”
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"Keep That in Mind!" The Role of Positive Affect in Working Memory for Maintaining Goal-Relevant Information by Figueira, Jessica S B, Pacheco, Luiza B, Lobo, Isabela, Volchan, Eliane, Pereira, Mirtes G, de Oliveira, Leticia, David, Isabel A

“…Some studies have demonstrated a beneficial role of Positive Affect on working memory (WM) by either applying protocols of mood induction or assessing…”
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Visuo-Motor Affective Interplay: Bonding Scenes Promote Implicit Motor Pre-dispositions Associated With Social Grooming-A Pilot Study by Grichtchouk, Olga, Oliveira, Jose M, Campagnoli, Rafaela R, Franklin, Camila, Correa, Monica F, Pereira, Mirtes G, Vargas, Claudia D, David, Isabel A, Souza, Gabriela G L, Gleiser, Sonia, Keil, Andreas, Rocha-Rego, Vanessa, Volchan, Eliane

“…Proximity and interpersonal contact are prominent components of social connection. Giving affective touch to others is fundamental for human bonding. This…”
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Hands Up! Atypical Defensive Reactions in Heavy Players of Violent Video Games When Exposed to Gun-Attack Pictures by Santos, Maria Fernanda, Bastos, Aline F, Oliveira, Jose M, Figueira, Ivan, Gleiser, Sonia, Pereira, Mirtes G, Volchan, Eliane, Erthal, Fátima S

“…Threatening cues and surrounding contexts trigger specific defensive response patterns. Posturography, a technique for measuring postural strategies, has been…”
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Implicit motivational impact of pictorial health warning on cigarette packs by Volchan, Eliane, David, Isabel A, Tavares, Gisella, Nascimento, Billy M, Oliveira, Jose M, Gleiser, Sonia, Szklo, Andre, Perez, Cristina, Cavalcante, Tania, Pereira, Mirtes G, Oliveira, Leticia

“…The use of pictorial warning labels on cigarette packages is one of the provisions included in the first ever global health treaty by the World Health…”
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Decreased premotor cortex volume in victims of urban violence with posttraumatic stress disorder by Rocha-Rego, Vanessa, Pereira, Mirtes G, Oliveira, Leticia, Mendlowicz, Mauro V, Fiszman, Adriana, Marques-Portella, Carla, Berger, William, Chu, Carlton, Joffily, Mateus, Moll, Jorge, Mari, Jair J, Figueira, Ivan, Volchan, Eliane

“…Studies addressing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have demonstrated that PTSD patients exhibit structural abnormalities in brain regions that relate to…”
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Preparing to grasp emotionally laden stimuli by de Oliveira, Laura Alice Santos, Imbiriba, Luís Aureliano, Russo, Maitê Mello, Nogueira-Campos, Anaelli A, Rodrigues, Erika de C, Pereira, Mirtes G, Volchan, Eliane, Vargas, Cláudia Domingues

“…Contemporary theories of motor control propose that motor planning involves the prediction of the consequences of actions. These predictions include the…”
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Ultra-Processed Foods Elicit Higher Approach Motivation Than Unprocessed and Minimally Processed Foods by Lemos, Thayane C., Coutinho, Guilherme M. S., Silva, Laiz A. A., Stariolo, Jasmin B., Campagnoli, Rafaela R., Oliveira, Leticia, Pereira, Mirtes G., Mota, Bruna E. F., Souza, Gabriela G. L., Canella, Daniela S., Khandpur, Neha, David, Isabel A.

“…Background Ultra-processed foods (UPF) are becoming extensively available in the food environments. UPF are industrial formulations that are designed to…”
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The Improvement of Emotion and Attention Regulation after a 6-Week Training of Focused Meditation : A Randomized Controlled Trial by Menezes, Carolina Baptista, de Paula Couto, Maria Clara, Buratto, Luciano G., Erthal, Fátima, Pereira, Mirtes G., Bizarro, Lisiane

“…Self-regulatory trainings can be an effective complementary treatment for mental health disorders. We investigated the effects of a six-week-focused meditation…”
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Preparing to caress: a neural signature of social bonding by Campagnoli, Rafaela R, Krutman, Laura, Vargas, Claudia D, Lobo, Isabela, Oliveira, Jose M, Oliveira, Leticia, Pereira, Mirtes G, David, Isabel A, Volchan, Eliane

“…It is assumed that social bonds in humans have consequences for virtually all aspects of behavior. Social touch-based contact, particularly hand caressing,…”
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Brief Meditation and the Interaction between Emotional Interference and Anxiety by Menezes, Carolina Baptista, Pereira, Mirtes G., Mocaiber, Izabela, Bizarro, Lisiane

“…ABSTRACT This pilot study assessed the effects of a five day focused meditation training on the interplay between emotional interference and anxiety in a non…”
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Academic-related stressors predict depressive symptoms in graduate students: A machine learning study by Bastos, Aline F., Fernandes-Jr, Orlando, Liberal, Suzana P., Pires, Anna Júlia L., Lage, Luisa A., Grichtchouk, Olga, Cardoso, Aline R., Oliveira, Leticia de, Pereira, Mirtes G., Lovisi, Giovanni M., De Boni, Raquel B., Volchan, Eliane, Erthal, Fatima S.

“…Graduate students face higher depression rates worldwide, which were further exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study employed a machine learning…”
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Threat directionality modulates defensive reactions in humans: cardiac and electrodermal responses by Xavier, Mariana, Volchan, Eliane, Machado, Arthur V., David, Isabel A., Oliveira, Letícia, Portugal, Liana C. L., Souza, Gabriela G. L., Erthal, Fátima S., Alves, Rita de Cássia S., Mocaiber, Izabela, Pereira, Mirtes G.

“…Features of threatening cues and the associated context influence the perceived imminence of threat and the defensive responses evoked. To provide additional…”
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An unpleasant emotional state reduces working memory capacity: electrophysiological evidence by Figueira, Jessica S B, Oliveira, Leticia, Pereira, Mirtes G, Pacheco, Luiza B, Lobo, Isabela, Motta-Ribeiro, Gabriel C, David, Isabel A

“…Emotional states can guide the actions and decisions we make in our everyday life through their influence on cognitive processes such as working memory (WM)…”
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Stop or move: Defensive strategies in humans by Bastos, Aline F., Vieira, Andre S., Oliveira, Jose M., Oliveira, Leticia, Pereira, Mirtes G., Figueira, Ivan, Erthal, Fatima S., Volchan, Eliane

“…•Somatic and autonomic measures were used to study defensive strategies in humans.•Gun pictures simulated realistic attack with more or less possibility of…”
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