Essays about: "ventral striatum"

Found 5 essays containing the words ventral striatum.

  1. 1. Self-compassion in relation to mental health : A theoretical cognitive neuroscientific overview and an empirical correlation study on Indian university students

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Felicia Edberg; [2020]
    Keywords : mental health; self-compassion; compassion; emotion regulation; cognitive neuroscience;

    Abstract : This thesis reviews the literature on theoretical cognitive neuroscientific findings linked to self-compassion, emotion regulation and compassion. Further, an empirical study was conducted with the aim to investigate correlational findings of self-compassion in relation to mental health in India. READ MORE

  3. 2. Feeling Close to Someone : The Neural Correlates of Social Connection

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Cattie Hassan Abbas; [2019]
    Keywords : social connection; social bonding; social safety; social warmth; threat; opioids;

    Abstract : During the course of human evolution, being a member of a group has been more beneficial for survival than being alone. Food gathering, protection from predators, cooperation, and care for offspring are distributed among group members, increasing the likelihood for survival. READ MORE

  4. 3. Investigating the Neural Correlates of Perceived Social Isolation : Is Perceived Social Isolation Confined to the Social Brain?

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Kasper Löf; [2018]
    Keywords : Perceived Social Isolation; hypervigilance; social brain model; loneliness;

    Abstract : Loneliness, or the perceived discrepancy of ones relationships in terms of quality, is known as Perceived Social Isolation (PSI). Studies have shown that PSI is both increasing and is correlated with health risks. Specifically, PSI is not only related with risks of mortality but is also linked with variations in the brain. READ MORE

  5. 4. Psychological and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Gratitude as an Emotion

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Mirna Solaka; [2016]
    Keywords : Gratitude; positive emotion; mental health; wellbeing; circumplex model of affect; prefrontal cortex; ventral striatum; dopamine;

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  6. 5. The neural basis of aberrant salience attribution in unmedicated patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

    University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Sektionen för lärande och miljö

    Author : Carl Delfin; [2014]
    Keywords : schizophrenia spectrum; aberrant salience attribution; fMRI; BOLD; ventral striatum; associations; pavlovian conditioning;

    Abstract : Due to abnormal functioning of the brain’s reward and prediction system patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders are thought to assign salience to non-relevant objects and events and to form context-inappropriate associations. The brain’s ventral striatum is critical in the formation of associations, and aberrant associations are believed to create delusional content during psychosis. READ MORE