2020
A sensorimotor control framework for understanding emotional communication and regulation
Williams J, Huggins C, Zupan B, Willis M, Van Rheenen T, Sato W, Palermo R, Ortner C, Krippl M, Kret M, Dickson J, Li C, Lowe L. A sensorimotor control framework for understanding emotional communication and regulation. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2020, 112: 503-518. PMID: 32070695, PMCID: PMC7505116, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional communicationCommunication of emotionsContext of consciousnessGoal-directed actionsLanguage of emotionsAction wordsEmotional statesEmotionsFeeling wordsCultural learningLinguistic analysisEmbodied natureAllostatic mechanismsContextual useSensorimotor controlMotor controlLearning processWordsFeelingsCommunicationNeuroscienceLanguageMeaningSelfSenses
2015
Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Locus Coeruleus in Humans: In Comparison with the Ventral Tegmental Area/Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta and the Effects of Age
Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Li CR. Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Locus Coeruleus in Humans: In Comparison with the Ventral Tegmental Area/Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta and the Effects of Age. Cerebral Cortex 2015, 26: 3413-3427. PMID: 26223261, PMCID: PMC4961017, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhv172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral tegmental area/substantia nigra pars compactaSubstantia nigra pars compactaLocus coeruleusPars compactaFunctional connectivityResting-state functional connectivityCerebral functional connectivityNumerous animal studiesFronto-parietal cortexRight anterior insulaResting-state fMRI dataEffect of ageCerebral cortexNoradrenergic inputCognitive motor controlAnimal studiesCortex decreasesHealthy adultsCerebellum increasesMidbrain nucleiBilateral amygdalaMidbrain structuresAnterior insulaCognitive manifestationsMotor control