Cognitive neuroscience has witnessed a surge of interest in investigating the neural correlates of the mind when it drifts away from an ongoing task and the external environment. To that end, functional neuroimaging research has consistently implicated the default mode network (DMN) and frontoparietal control network (FPCN) in mind-wandering. Yet, it remains unknown which subregions within these ...

Background: <br> Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition characterized by persistent and unexplained fatigue that may result in severe impairment of daily functioning. Currently, there is no curative treatment for CFS, and many patients experience the existing interventions as ineffective. Thus, there is a need for new approaches that target psychological maintenance factors and coping. ...

Kronisk utmattelsessyndrom (ME/CFS) er en tilstand karakterisert av vedvarende og uforklarlig utmattelse som resulterer i alvorlig funksjonsnedsettelse. Det finnes ingen kurativ behandling for ME/CFS, og eksisterende intervensjoner oppleves av mange med ME/CFS som ineffektive. Det derfor er behov for å finne en alternativ tilnærming. Det antas å være hensiktsmessig å fokusere på en mestringsbasert ...

Several studies have implied gender differences in startle reaction to emotional facial expressions. However, few studies have been designed to investigate the difference between responding to emotional female vs. male faces, nor gender differences in responses. The present experiment investigated startle EMG responses to a startle probe while viewing pictures of neutral, happy, angry, fearful, and ...

Sexual behavior is activated by motivation. An overwhelming majority of experimental studies of the intricacies of sexual motivation has been performed in rodents, most of them in rats. Sometimes it is desirable to generalize results obtained in this species to other species, particularly the human. It is hoped that studies of the neurobiology of rodent sexual behavior may shed light on the central ...

Background Sexual assault and rape are the traumatic life events with the highest probability for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which can have devastating consequences for those aficted by the condition. Studies indicate that modifed prolonged exposure (mPE) therapy may be efective in preventing the development of PTSD in recently traumatized individuals, and especially for people who ...

Hvordan kan kunnskap om moralpsykologi bidra til moralteori? Kan moral reduseres til én universell, allmenngyldig sannhet, eksempelvis grad av lykke, eller kreves det en pluralistisk tilnærming der moral forstås som bestående av flere uavhengige fundamenter som sammen forklarer ulike menneskers moralske valg? I denne oppgaven diskuteres disse problemstillingene med utgangspunkt i normativ moralfilosofisk ...

The current study aimed to investigate earlier reported connections to the morningness- eveningness dimension or flextime, and to offer an explanatory model linking these variables to well-being and productivity. Earlier findings gave the impression that it could be beneficial for both organizations and employees to have work schedules allowing employees to take their own circadian rhythm into ...

Formålet med denne studien var å undersøke hva som motiverer behandlere som driver med utradisjonelle former for psykoterapi. Det ble intervjuet 8 behandlere som har valgt å bruke hest som intervensjon i sitt psykoterapeutiske arbeid. Analysen av intervjuene ble gjennomført ved hjelp av Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Funnene viser at behandlerne blir motiverte av en rekke ulike faktorer, ...

This chapter focuses on the topic of character portrayals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in film and TV-series. We address this topic by presenting research from the general psychiatric field before we discuss the research on portrayals of characters with ASD. We will also provide the reader with some examples of films and TV-series that have been given particular attention in the popular media ...