Mental imagery is a complex cognitive process that resembles the experience of perceiving
an object when this object is not physically present to the senses. It has been shown that, …

Most current models of knowledge organization are based on hierarchical or taxonomic
categories (animals, tools). Another important organizational pattern is thematic categorization, …

In magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG), independent
component analysis is widely applied to separate brain signals from artifact components. A …

Objective Nonhuman and human studies have documented the adverse effects of early life
stress (ELS) on emotion regulation and underlying neural circuitry. Less is known about how …

Analyzing single trial brain activity remains a challenging problem in the neurosciences. We
gain purchase on this problem by focusing on globally synchronous fields in within-trial …

Cognitive functioning is impaired in patients with schizophrenia, leading to significant
disabilities in everyday functioning. Its improvement is an important treatment target. …

Major theories on the neural basis of schizophrenic core symptoms highlight aberrant salience
network activity (insula and anterior cingulate cortex), prefrontal hypoactivation, sensory …

Real-time fMRI allows analysis and visualization of the brain activity online, ie within one
repetition time. It can be used in neurofeedback applications where subjects attempt to control …

Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) are a hallmark of schizophrenia and can significantly
impair patients’ emotional, social, and occupational functioning. Despite progress in …

Neurofeedback (NF) based on real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (rt-fMRI)
allows voluntary regulation of the activity in a selected brain region. For the training of this …