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This study addresses the following three questions:1. How do fear memories change over time?2. How is the context of fear coded in the brain?3. How can the process of excessive strengthening of fear memory be disrupted
Objective: This study will investigate if AIM can be trained among people with chronic anger management processes. According to the AIM model, repeating avoidance responses to threatening stimuli may reduce aggressive impulses within this population…
The main objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the self-help program compared to a waiting-list control group in reducing depressive symptoms. Secondary objectives include the investigation of moderators and mediators of…
This study will investigate the counter impulse hypothesis. According to the counter-impulse hypothesis, avoidance motivation counters aggressive impulses. Consequently, this regulatory impact should be especially effective when people*s aggressive…
First, we want to examine whether a CBM training aimed at inducing positive appraisal style (positive CBM-app) can alter dysfunctional appraisal styles in PTSD patients. Second, we want to examine whether this CBM-app training has an effect on PTSD…
Primary objective:- To identify the psychological mechanisms via which testosterone modulates value-based decision making, such as testosterone's effects on risk-taking levels, impulsivity and self-control in intertemporal choice, and social…
Primary objective:To identify the neural mechanisms via which oxytocin modulates social decision-making.Secondary objectives:- To provide an extension of observed behavioral effects of oxytocin on decision-making, specifically to examine decisions…
Research into the effects of memory training on behavior and cognitive performance of ADHD children.
Studying and comparing the short and long-term effects of two different memory trainings on the behavior and cognitive performance of children with ADHD within a controled design. Training excersizes are dereived from a published training from…
The closer examination of acute effects of a single administration cortisol. compared to placebo, on different aspects of attention and other cognitive processing of emotionally relevant stimuli in healthy young men. The central question is what…
The main objective is to investigate the role of MRs in memory acquisition and recall during stress and non-stress conditions. Specifically, we are interested in two domains of memory, spatial and fear memory. Secondary objectives are to determine…
The primary research inquiry being raised concerns anaesthesia related causes:Is it possible that adapting an amount of sevoflurane, from 1 MAC (minimum alveolar concentration) (2,5 vol%) to * MAC (1,25 vol%) in an MRI scan can reduce the frequency…
Primary objective: the primary goal is to investigate the effect of audiobooks on quality of life, general psychopathology, the experienced power of the voices and the burden of the voices.Secondary objective: the second goal is to determine whether…
This study aims to determine the effects of acute coffee consumption compared to consumption of decaffeinated coffee on subjective fatigue and vitality ratings, neuropsychological performance and brain activity during working memory and learning…
Phase I: To investigate whether it is feasible to organize an international multi-centre pragmatic trial on individualised homeopathic add-on treatment using a semi-standardised algorithm in women with premenstrual disorders and usual care only. We…
Primary objective: To identify the neural mechanisms via which testosterone modulates social decision-making. Secondary objectives: - To provide an extension of observed behavioral effects of testosterone on decision-making, specifically to examine…
To study whether the administration of oxytocin leads to stronger empathic responses on 3 different empathy-related tasks compared to a placebo.
Study 1:- Determine whether loss aversion behaviour (i.e. increased sensitivity to losses compared to gains) is modulated by dopamine levels using a pharmacological challenge- Assess whether this effect is accompanied by the modulation of brain…
The key objectives of the study are:(1) to assess the effect on the quality of client-caregiver interaction by a treatment protocol designed around a specially developed mobile device. Moreover, attention will also be given to differentiation among…
- to assess the effects of intranasal administration of oxytocin in comparison to placebo on trust, as measured by the behavioural response to the Trust game- to assess the effects of intranasal administration of oxytocin in comparison to placebo on…
To investigate the impact of the multispecies probiotic product Ecologic*Barrier on neurocognitive measures of emotion and executive functioning.