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LIST OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Singer, J. and Damasio, A.<\/strong>\u00a0(2025). The Physiology of Interoception and Its Adaptive Role in Consciousness, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B<\/em>: Biological Sciences<\/em>, 380(1939).<\/p>\n

Damasio, A.<\/strong> (2025). The new science of consciousness, Prospects<\/em>, 1-6, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11125-025-09716-0.<\/p>\n

Newsome, P., Vaccaro, A., Cardenas, S., Valen, N., Waizman, Y., Aviv, E., Leon, G., Kaplan, J.T.<\/strong>, & Saxbe, D. (2025). My Baby Versus the World: Fathers’ Neural Processing of Own-Infant, Unfamiliar-Infant, and Romantic Partner Stimuli.\u00a0Human Brain Mapping<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Christov-Moore, L., Schoeller, F., Vaccaro, A., Iacoboni, M., Kaplan, J.T<\/strong>., & Reggente, N. (2025). Individual differences in aesthetic experience point to the role of body awareness in political orientation.\u00a0Political Psychology<\/i>.<\/p>\n

McDaniel, C., Habibi, H., & Kaplan, J.T.<\/strong> Mind wandering during creative incubation periods predicts increases in creative performance in a writing task.\u00a0Scientific Reports<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Wu, H., Vaccaro, A.G., Kaplan J.T.<\/strong> (2025). First-Person Spoken Narratives Elicit Consistent Event Structures in the Angular Gyrus.\u00a0Cortex<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Hennessy, S., Kaplan, J.T.<\/strong>, & Habibi A. (2025). Music-evoked nostalgia activates default mode and reward networks across the lifespan.\u00a0Human Brain Mapping<\/i>. doi: 10.1002\/hbm.70181<\/p>\n

Abdurahman, S, Reimer, N.K., Golazizian, P., Baek, E., Shen, Y., Trager, J., Lulla, R., Kaplan, J.T.<\/strong>, Parkinson, C., & Dehghani, M. (2025). Targeting Audiences\u2019 Moral Values Shapes Misinformation Sharing\u00a0Journal of Experimental Psychology: General<\/i>. doi: 10.1037\/xge0001714<\/p>\n

Kilroy, E., Gilmore, E., Shah, S., Kouyoumdjian, I., Sideris, J., Ringold, S. M., & Aziz-Zadeh, L.<\/strong> (2025, June 10). A Pilot Study of Expressive Drawing for Psychological Health in College Students. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.31219\/osf.io\/3er5g_v1<\/a><\/p>\n

Butera, C., Delafield-Butt, J., Lu, SC\u2026Aziz-Zadeh, L.<\/strong> Motor Signature Differences Between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Coordination Disorder, and Their Neural Mechanisms. J Autism Dev Disord<\/em> 55, 353\u2013368 (2025). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10803-023-06171-8<\/a><\/p>\n

Aziz-Zadeh, L<\/strong>., Ringold,S.M., Jayashankar, A., Kilroy,E., Butera,C., Jacobs, J., Tanarkit, S., Joshi, S., Bhatt, R., Dapretto, M., Labus, J., Mayer, E. Relationships between tryptophan-related gut metabolites, brain activity, and autism symptomatology. Nature Communications.<\/em> 16, 3465. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-025-58459-1<\/a><\/p>\n

Nadler, E.O., Guilbeault, D., Ringold, S.M., Williamson, T.R., Bellemare-Pepin, A., Comsa, I.M., Jerbi, K., Narayanan, S., Aziz-Zadeh, L.<\/strong> Statistical or Embodied? Comparing Colorseeing, Colorblind, Painters, and Large Language Models in their Processing of Color Metaphors. Cognitive Science<\/em>, 49: e70083. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/cogs.70083<\/a><\/p>\n

Wang, S., Monterosso, J.<\/strong> (in press) Framing as a mechanism to overcome the temptation of bad habits.\u00a0Frontiers of Behavioral Neuroscience<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Christie, N., Moghal, M., Lai, M., Monterosso, J.<\/strong> (in press) Perceived Relapse Risks Associated with Emotionally Impactful Events: Connection Counts More.\u00a0Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Goldkorn, M., Schwartz, B., Monterosso, J.<\/strong> (in press) Views among the general public on new anti-obesity medications and on the perception of obesity as a failure of willpower.\u00a0Obesity Science & Practice<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Preraza, N., Monterosso, J.<\/strong> (2025) Neuroscience and the freewill debate. In Neuroscience and Society, edited by S Vijayaraghavan, CRC Press.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prathap, S., Xiang, A., Yunker, A., Angelo, B., Kullman, S., Vely, R., Jann, K., Monterosso, J.<\/strong> Paige, K. (2025) Non-Caloric Sweetener Effects on Brain Appetite Regulation in Individuals Across Varying Body Weights.\u00a0Nature Metabolism<\/em>, 7(3), 574-585.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tackett, A., Han, D., Peraza, N., Whaley, R., Cahn, R., Hong, K., Pang, R., Monterosso, J.<\/strong>, Page, K., Lukasz, M., Leventhal, A. (2025) Effects of \u2018Ice\u2019flavoured e-cigarettes with synthetic cooling agent WS-23 or menthol on user-reported appeal and sensory attributes.\u00a0Tobacco Control<\/em>, 34(2) 175-182.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Vaccaro, A.G., Wu, H., Iyer, R., Shakthivel, S., Christie, N.C., Damasio A.<\/strong> and Kaplan, J. (2024). Neural patterns associated with mixed valence feelings differ in consistency and predictability throughout the brain, Cerebral Cortex<\/em>, 34(4), bhae122, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cercor\/bhae122.<\/p>\n

Verweij, M. and Damasio, A.<\/strong> (2024). Economics from a Biological Perspective: The Role of Sociocultural Homeostasis, Journal of Economic Methodology<\/em>, 31(3), 127\u2013144, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/1350178X.2024.2352388.<\/p>\n

Damasio, H. and Damasio, A.<\/strong> (2024). Sensing, Feeling and Consciousness, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B<\/em>, 379(1908), https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rstb.2023.0243.<\/p>\n

Damasio, H. and Damasio, A.<\/strong> (2024) Homeostatic Feelings and the Emergence of Consciousness, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience<\/em>, 36(8), 1653-1659, doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1162\/jocn_a_02119.<\/p>\n

Damasio, H.<\/strong> and Damasio, A.<\/strong> (2024). Sensing, Feeling and Consciousness, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B<\/em>, 379(1908), https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rstb.2023.0243.<\/p>\n

Damasio, H.<\/strong> and Damasio, A.<\/strong> (2024) Homeostatic Feelings and the Emergence of Consciousness, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience<\/em>, 36(8), 1653-1659, doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1162\/jocn_a_02119.<\/p>\n

Smith, C. E., Mason, T. B., Kechter, A., Monterosso, J.<\/strong> R., & Tackett, A. P. (2024). Eating disorder symptomatology among young adult cigarette and E-cigarette users.\u00a0Substance Use & Misuse<\/em>,\u00a059<\/em>(8), 1221-1227.<\/p>\n

Burghoorn, F., Scheres, A., Monterosso, J.<\/strong>, Guo, M., Luo, S., Roelofs, K., & Figner, B. (2024). Pavlovian impatience: The anticipation of immediate rewards increases approach behaviour.\u00a0Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience<\/em>, 1\u201319.<\/span><\/p>\n

Han, D.-H., Peraza, N., Jafarzadeh, N. S., Mason, T. B., Pang, R. D., Monterosso, J.<\/strong>, & Leventhal, A. M. (2024). Effects of a fruit-ice combination flavor on appeal and sensory experience of vaping and moderation by preexisting e-cigarette flavor preference.\u00a0Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jafarzadeh, N. S., Han, D. H., Peraza, N., Anderson, M. K., Harlow, A. F., Monterosso, J.<\/strong> R., Pang, R. D., Mason, T. B., Hong, K., & Cahn, R. (2024). Effect of packaging with versus without candy-oriented marketing themes on the appeal and sensory attributes of flavoured e-cigarettes.\u00a0Tobacco Control<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peraza, N., Han, D. H., Whaley, R. C., Vogel, E. A., Monterosso, J.<\/strong> R., Gonzalez Anaya, M. J., Patel, D. J., Jafarzadeh, N. S., Hong, K., & Mason, T. B. (2024). Appeal and Sensory Characteristics of Oral Nicotine Products in Young Adults Who Vape E-Cigarettes.\u00a0Nicotine and Tobacco Research<\/em>, ntae281.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kundrak, C., Immordino-Yang, M.H.<\/strong>, Candaux, E., Knecht, D., & Garrett, J. (2024) The power of developmental thinking: Social-cognitive complexity of urban secondary teachers\u2019 pedagogical narratives predicts the quality of their classroom practices. OSF PREPRINT. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.31219\/osf.io\/95d2e<\/p>\n

Immordino-Yang, M.<\/strong> H., Kundrak, C., \u2d15Knecht, D., Matthews, J. (2024) Civic Reasoning Depends on Transcendent Thinking: Implications of Adolescent Brain Development for SEL. Social and Emotional <\/em>
\nLearning: Research, Practice, and Policy<\/em>, Vol. 4, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.sel.2024.100067<\/p>\n

*Gotlieb, R.J.M., Yang, X.-F. & Immordino-Yang, M.H.<\/strong> (2024) Concrete and abstract dimensions of diverse adolescents\u2019 social-emotional meaning-making, and associations with broader functioning. Journal of <\/em>
\nAdolescent Research<\/em>, 39(5). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/07435584221091498
\nImmordino-Yang CV page 9<\/p>\n

*Gotlieb, R.J.M., Yang, X.-F. & Immordino-Yang, M.H.<\/strong> (2024) Diverse adolescents\u2019 transcendent thinking predicts young adult psychosocial outcomes via brain network development. Scientific Reports<\/em>,14(1), 6254. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-024-56800-0<\/p>\n

Immordino-Yang, M.H.<\/strong>, Nasir, N.S., Cantor, P., & Yoshikawa, H. (2024) Weaving a colorful cloth: Centering educational practice, policy and research on humans\u2019 emergent and diverse developmental potentials. Review of Research in Education<\/em>, 47(1) https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3102\/0091732X231223516
\nYang, XF, *Hillard, K., *Gotlieb, R., & Immordino-Yang, M.H. (2024) Transcendent thinking counteracts longitudinal effects of mid-adolescent exposure to community violence in the anterior cingulate cortex. Journal of Research on Adolescence<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jora.12993<\/p>\n

Horner, S, Lulla, R., Wu, H., Shaktivel, S., Vaccaro, A., Herschel, E., Christov-Moore, L., McDaniel, C., Kaplan, J.T<\/strong>., & Greening, S., (2024). Brain activity associated with emotion regulation predicts individual differences in working memory ability.\u00a0Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience<\/i>. doi: 10.3758\/s13415-024-01232-6<\/p>\n

Kung, H-T., Cui, S., Kaplan, J.T<\/strong>., Joshi, A., Leahy, R.M., Nayak, K.S., & Haldar, J.P. (2024). Diffusion tensor brain imaging at 0.55T: A feasibility study.\u00a0Magnetic Resonance in Medicine,<\/i>\u00a092(4). doi: 10.1002\/mrm.30156<\/p>\n

Vaccaro AG, Wu, H, Iyer R, Shakthivel, S, Christie, N, Damasio, A., Kaplan J.T.<\/strong> (2024). Neural patterns associated with mixed valence feelings differ in consistency and predictability throughout the brain.\u00a0Cerebral Cortex<\/i>, 34(4). doi: 10.1093\/cercor\/bhae122<\/p>\n

Waizman, Y., Herschel, E., C\u00e1rdenas, S., Vaccaro, A., Aviv, E., Sellery, P., Goldenberg, D., Kaplan, J.T<\/strong>., & Saxbe, D. (2024). Neural correlates of inhibitory control in first-time fathers listening to infant cry, pink noise and silence: Associations with postpartum depression, anxiety, and stress.\u00a0Behavioral Brain Research<\/i>. doi: 10.1016\/j.bbr.2024.114947<\/p>\n

Lulla, R., Christov-Moore, L., Vaccaro, A., Reggente, N., Iacoboni, M., & Kaplan, J.T.<\/strong> (2024). Empathy from dissimilarity: Multivariate pattern analysis of neural activity during observation of others’ somatosensory experiences.\u00a0Imaging Neuroscience\u00a0<\/i>, 2. doi: 10.1162\/imag_a_00110<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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2023<\/h3>\n

Damasio, A<\/strong>. and Damasio, H<\/strong>. (2023) Sensing is a far cry from sentience.\u00a0 <\/a><\/span>Animal Sentience<\/em> 33(16), DOI: 10.51291\/2377-7478.1805.<\/p>\n

Damasio, A<\/strong>. and Damasio, H<\/strong>. (2023) Consciousness begins with feeling, not thinking. IAI News<\/em>. \/<\/span>articles\/consciousness-begins-with-feelings-hanna-damasio-auid-2462<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Damasio, A.<\/strong> and Damasio, H<\/strong>. (2023) Feelings are the Source of Consciousness, Neural Computation<\/em>, Vol. 35(3), 277-286. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1162\/neco_a_01521<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Damasio, H.<\/strong> and Damasio, A.<\/strong> (2023) A Joint Interview, Neuron Special Issue: Neuroscience unbounded, <\/em>Vol. 111(21), 3337-3340.<\/p>\n

Christov-Moore, L., Vacarro, A., Damasio, A.<\/strong>, Plumier, B., Schoeller, F., Kaplan, J., Man, K., Iacoboni, M., Reggente,N., & Douglas, P. (2023) Preventing Antisocial Robots: A Pathway to Artificial Empathy, Science Robotics<\/em>, Vol 8(80), DOI: 10.1126\/scirobotics.abq3658.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Butera, C., Delafield-Butt, J., Lu, S., Sobota, K., McGowan, T., Harrison, L., Kilroy, E., Jayashankar, A., Aziz-Zadeh, L.<\/strong>\u00a0 (2023) Motor signature differences between autism and developmental coordination disorder, and their neural mechanisms.\u00a0 Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10803-023-06171-8.<\/p>\n

Raman, N., Ringold, S. M., Jayashankar, A., Butera, C. D., Kilroy, E., Harrison, L., Cermak, S., Aziz-Zadeh, L.<\/strong> (2023) Relationships between Affect Recognition, Empathy, Alexithymia, and Co-Occurring Conditions in Autism. Brain Sciences<\/em>, 13(8), 1161.<\/p>\n

Butera, C., Kaplan, J., Kilroy, E., Harrison, L., Jayashankar, A., Loureiro, F., Aziz-Zadeh, L.<\/strong>\u00a0 (2023) The relationship between alexithymia, interoception, and neural functional connectivity during facial expression processing in autism spectrum disorder, Neuropsychologia<\/em>, 180:108469, ISSN 0028-3932, doi: 10.1016\/j.neuropsychologia.2023.108469.<\/p>\n

Jayashankar, A., Bynum, B., Butera, C., Kilroy, E., Harrison, L., & Aziz-Zadeh, L.<\/strong> (2023). Connectivity differences between inferior frontal gyrus and mentalizing network in autism as compared to developmental coordination disorder and non-autistic youth. Cortex<\/em>, 167, 115-131.<\/p>\n

Ringold, S.M. , Gruskin. B., Aziz-Zadeh, L.<\/strong>, Cogan, A.\u00a0 (2023) Scoping Review: Exploring the Evolution and Utility of Neuro-Occupation. American Journal of Occupational Science<\/em> (in press).<\/p>\n

Jayashankar, A., & Aziz-Zadeh, L.<\/strong>\u00a0 (2023) Disgust Processing and Potential Relationships with Behaviors in Autism. Current Psychiatry Reports<\/em>, 1-14.<\/p>\n

Miller, H., Licari, M., Bhat, A., Aziz-Zadeh, L.<\/strong>, Van Damme, T., Fears, N., Cermak, S.A., Tamplain, P.\u00a0 (2023) Motor problems in autism: Co-occurrence or feature? Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology,<\/em> doi: 10.1111\/dmcn.15674.<\/p>\n

Aziz-Zadeh, L.<\/strong> (2023, June 3). Thinking with your hands. [Review of the book Thinking with your hands, by S. Goldin-Meadow]. Science 380, 888-893 DOI:10.1126\/science.adi7361.<\/a><\/p>\n

Kennedy, B., Golazizian, P., Trager, J., Atari, M., Hoover, J., Mostafazadeh Davani, A. &
\nDehghani, M.<\/strong> (2023). The (Moral) Language of Hate. PNAS Nexus<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Omrani, A., Ziabari, A. S., Yu, C., Golazizian, P., Kennedy, B., Atari, M., Ji, H. & Dehghani,<\/strong>
\nM.<\/strong> (2023). Social-Group-Agnostic Bias Mitigation via the Stereotype Content Model. In Proceedings of the 58th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Osborne, M., Omrani, A. & Dehghani, M.<\/strong> (2023). The sins of the parents are to be laid upon
\nthe children: biased humans, biased data, biased models. Perspectives in Psychological Science.<\/em><\/p>\n

Atari, M., Mehl, M. R., Graham, J., Doris, J. M., Schwarz, N., Davani, A. M., Omrani, A.,
\nKennedy, B., Gonzalez, E., Jafarzadeh, N., Hussain, A., Mirinjian, A., Madden, A., Bhatia,
\nR., Burch, A., Harlan, A., Sbarra, D. A., Raison, C. L., Moseley, S. A., Polsinelli, A. J., &
\nDehghani, M.<\/strong> (2023). The paucity of morality in everyday talk. Scientific Reports.<\/em><\/p>\n

Atari, M., Haidt, J., Graham, J., Koleva, S., Stevens, S. T. & Dehghani, M.<\/strong> (2023). Morality
\nbeyond the weird: How the nomological network of morality varies across cultures. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.<\/em><\/p>\n

Graham, J., Atari, M., Dehghani, M.<\/strong>, & Haidt, J. (2023). Puritanism needs purity, and moral
\npsychology needs pluralism [Peer commentary on the paper, \u201cMoral disciplining: the cognitive and evolutionary foundations of puritanical morality\u201d by Fitouchi et al.] Behavioral and Brain Sciences<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Mostafazadeh Davani, A., Atari, M., Kennedy, B., & Dehghani, M.<\/strong> (2023). Hate speech classifiers learn normative social stereotypes. Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics.<\/em><\/p>\n

Christov-Moore L, Reggente, N, Vaccaro, A<\/strong>, Schoeller, F, Plumer, B, Douglas, PK, Iacaboni, Man, K, Damasio, A, Kaplan JT. (2023) Preventing antisocial robots: A pathway to artificial empathy. Science Robotics, <\/em>8(80), <\/em>eabq3658.<\/p>\n

Kaplan, JT, Vaccaro, AG<\/strong>, Henning, M, Christov-Moore, L. Moral reframing of messages about mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2023.) Scientific Reports<\/em>, 13(1), <\/em>10140.<\/p>\n

Vaccaro AG<\/strong>, Wu, H, Iyer R, Shakthivel, S, Christie, NC, Damasio, A, Kaplan JT. Neural patterns associated with mixed valence feelings differ in consistency and predictability throughout the brain https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2023.11.22.568316v1.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Vaccaro, AG<\/strong>, Shakthivel, S, Wu, H, Iyer, R, Kaplan, JT. Individual differences in feelings of certainty surrounding mixed emotions \u00a0<\/em>https:\/\/osf.io\/preprints\/psyarxiv\/6tmj5\/.<\/a><\/p>\n

Vaccaro, AG<\/strong>. Banning cellphones in school is not so simple [Letter to the Editor] The Washington Post <\/em>https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2023\/12\/01\/cellphones-ban-classrooms-unwise\/.<\/a><\/p>\n

Lee, C., Nasir, N.S., & Immordino-Yang, M. H.<\/strong> (2023). What the sciences of human learning and development can tell us about civic reasoning and discourse. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences Special Issue: The Science of Civics<\/em>. 705(1), 54-72. https:\/\/doi\u0002org.libproxy1.usc.edu\/10.1177\/00027162231188575<\/p>\n

Riveros, R., Yang, X.F., *Gonzalez, M., & Immordino-Yang, M.H.<\/strong> (2023). Sages and seekers: The development of diverse adolescents\u2019 transcendent thinking and purpose through an intergenerational storytelling program. The Journal of Positive Psychology<\/em>, 19(5), 849-861.
\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/17439760.2023.2282774<\/p>\n

Christov-Moore, L., Reggente, N., Vaccaro, A., Schoeller, F., Pluimer, B., Douglas, P. K., Iacoboni, M., & Kaplan, J. T.<\/strong> (2023). Preventing antisocial robots: a pathway to artificial empathy.\u00a0Science Robotics.<\/i><\/p>\n

Kaplan, J.T.<\/strong>, Vaccaro, A., Henning, M., & Christov-Moore, L. (2023). Moral reframing of messages about mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0Scientific Reports.<\/i><\/p>\n

Butera, C., Kaplan, J.T.<\/strong>, Kilroy, E., Harrison, L., Jayashanka, A., Loureiro, F., & Aziz-Zadeh, L. (2023). The relationship between alexithymia, interoception, and neural functional connectivity during facial expression processing in autism spectrum disorder.\u00a0Neuropsychologia.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Damasio, A.<\/strong> (2022) The reality and prevalence of animal sentience, Animal Sentience,<\/em> 31(17), DOI: 10.51291\/2377-7478.1752.<\/p>\n

Damasio, A.<\/strong> and Damasio, H.<\/strong> (2022). Homeostatic Feelings and the Biology of Consciousness, BRAIN<\/em>, Oxford Academic, Vol. 145; 2231-2235.<\/p>\n

Man K, Damasio A,<\/strong> Neven H. (2022) Need is All You Need: Homeostatic Neural Networks Adapt to Concept Shift. ArXiv<\/em> preprint, https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2205.08645<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vaccaro, A., Heydari, P., Christov-Moore, L. Damasio, A.<\/strong> & Kaplan, J.T., (2022). Perspective-taking is associated with increased discriminability of affective states in ventromedial prefrontal cortex, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, <\/em>nsac035, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/scan\/nsac035<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Joshi, A.A., Choi, S., Liu, Y., Chong, M., Sonkar, G., Gonzalez-Martinez, J., Nair, D., \u2026 Damasio, H.<\/strong> and Leahy, R. (2022). A hybrid high-resolution anatomical MRI atlas with sub-parcellation of cortical gyri using resting fMRI, Journal of Neuroscience Methods<\/em>, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jneumeth.2022.109566.<\/u><\/p>\n

Damasio, A<\/strong>. (2022). Perspectives on the Cognitive Unconscious, In: A. Reber and R. Allen (Eds.), The Cognitive Unconscious:<\/u> The First Half-Century<\/u>, Oxford University Press.<\/em><\/p>\n

Butera, C., Kaplan, J.T<\/strong>., Kilroy, E., Harrison, L., Jayashanka, A., Loureiro, F., & Aziz-Zadeh, L. (2023). The relationship between alexithymia, interoception, and neural functional connectivity during facial expression processing in autism spectrum disorder. Neuropsychologia<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Vaccaro, A., Heydari, P., Christov-Moore, L. Damasio, A. & Kaplan, J.T<\/strong>. <\/strong>(2022). Perspective taking is associated with increased discriminability of affective representations in ventromedial prefrontal cortex. Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience.<\/em><\/p>\n

Marshall, N., Kaplan, J.T., <\/strong>Stoycos, S., Goldenberg, D., Khoddam, H., C\u00e1rdenas, S., Sellery, P., & Saxbe, D. (2022). Stronger Mentalizing Network Connectivity in Expectant Fathers Predicts Postpartum Father-Infant Attachment and Parenting Behavior. Social Neuroscience<\/em>. doi: 10.1080\/17470919.2022.2029559<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Greening, S., Lee, T-H., Gr\u00e9goire, L., Burleigh, L., Robinson, T., Jiang, X., Mather, M., & Kaplan, J.T<\/strong>. (2022). Mental imagery can generate and regulate acquired differential fear conditioned reactivity. Scientific Reports, 12:<\/em>997. doi: 10.1038\/s41598-022-05019-y<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kaplan, J.T.<\/strong>, Henning, M., Vaccaro, A., & Christov-Moore, L. (under review) Moral reframing of messages about mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Christov-Moore, L., Reggente, N., Vaccaro, A., Schoeller, F., Pluimer, B., Douglas, P. K., Iacoboni, M., & Kaplan, J. T. <\/strong>(2022 under review). Are Robots Sociopaths? A Neuroscientific Approach to the Alignment Problem. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.31234\/osf.io\/6tn42<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Gotlieb, R., Yang, X.-F. & Immordino-Yang, M. H.<\/u> <\/strong>(2022). Default and Executive Networks\u2019 Roles in Diverse Adolescents\u2019 Emotionally Engaged Construals of Complex Social Issues. Social Cognitive and\u00a0Affective Neuroscience, 17(4)<\/em>, 421-429. https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/scan\/article-abstract\/17\/4\/421\/6378602<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gotlieb, R., Yang, X-F. & Immordino-Yang, M.H.<\/u> <\/strong>(2022). Concrete and Abstract Dimensions of Diverse Adolescents\u2019 Social-Emotional Meaning-Making, and Associations with Broader Functioning. Journal of Adolescent Research. <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/07435584221091498<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Riveros, R., & Immordino-Yang, M.H.<\/u> <\/strong>(2022). Transcendent social thinking in adolescence: A neuropsychological perspective on supporting youth spiritual thriving. Second International Research Handbook on Values Education and Student wellbeing.<\/em> New South Wales, Australia: Springer.<\/p>\n

Immordino-Yang, M.H<\/u><\/strong>.<\/u>, Darling-Hammond, L. & Krone, C. (2022). Nurturing nature: How brain development is inherently social and emotional, and what this means for education. Social and Emotional Learning<\/em>. New York: Routledge (Taylor & Francis).<\/p>\n

Habibi, A., <\/strong>Kreutz, G., Russo, F., Tervaniemi, M. (2022). Music-Based Interventions in Community Settings: Navigating the tension between rigor and ecological validity (in press Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Herschel, E., Hennessey, S., Goldsworthy, R. & Habibi, A. <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Efficacy of Online Choir and Mindfulness Interventions on Auditory Perception and Well-Being in Older Adults During the COVID-19 pandemic (in press Music and Science<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Hennessy, S., Mack, W. J., & Habibi, A. <\/strong>(2022). Speech\u2010in\u2010noise perception in musicians and non\u2010musicians: A multi\u2010level meta-analysis. Hearing Research<\/em>, 416<\/em>, 108442.<\/p>\n

Abrams,G., Jayashankar, A., Kilroy, E., Butera, C., Harrison, L., Ring, Houssain, A., Nalbach, A., Cermak, S.A., Aziz-Zadeh, L. <\/strong>(2022). Differences in praxis errors in autism spectrum disorder compared to developmental coordination disorder. Journal <\/em>of Autism and Developmental Disorders. <\/em>doi: 10.1007\/s10803-022-05858-8.<\/p>\n

Borelli, E., Butera, C., Katirai, A., Adams, T.C., Aziz-Zadeh, L.<\/u><\/strong> (2022). Impact of motorstroke on novel and conventional action metaphor comprehension. Brain and Language, <\/em>226, 105081. doi:10.1016\/j.bandl.2022.105081.<\/p>\n

Butera, C.D., Harrison, L., Kilroy, E., Jayashankar, A., Pruyser, A., Chernikova, M., Aziz-<\/strong>Zadeh, L.<\/strong> \u00a0(2022). Relationships between alexithymia, interoception, and emotional empathy in autism spectrum disorder. Autism.<\/em> doi:10.1177\/13623613221111310.<\/p>\n

Kilroy, E., Gerbella, M., Cao, L., Molfese, P., Butera, C., Harrison, L., Jayashankar, A., Rizzolatti, G., Aziz-Zadeh, L. <\/strong>(2022). Specific tractography differences in autism as compared to developmental coordination disorder. Nature: Scientific Reports. <\/em>doi:10.1038\/s41598-022-21538-0.<\/p>\n

Kilroy, E., Ring, P., Houssain, A., Nalbach, A., Butera, C.D., Harrison, L., Jayashankar, A., Vigen, C., Aziz-Zadeh, L.<\/strong>, Cermak, S. (2022). Motor performance, praxis, and social skills in autism spectrum disorder and developmental coordination disorder. Autism\u00a0 <\/em>Research.<\/em> doi:10.1002\/aur.2774.<\/p>\n

Ringold, S., McGuire, R., Jayashankar, A., Kilroy, E., Ring, P., Butera, C., Harrison, L., Cermak, S., Aziz-Zadeh, L<\/strong>. (2022). Sensory sensitivities in developmental coordination disorder as compared to autism. Brain Sciences<\/em>. 9: 1171. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/brainsci12091171<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Aziz-Zadeh, L.<\/strong> (2022, June 3). Existential physics. [Review of the book Existential physics: <\/em>A scientist\u2019s guide to life\u2019s biggest questions, <\/em>by S. Hossenfelder]. Science, 376<\/em>(6597), 1044. doi:10.1126\/science.abq6526.<\/p>\n

Alves, Jasmin M, Alexandra G Yunker, Shan Luo, Kay Jann, Brendan Angelo, Alexis DeFendis, Trevor A Pickering, Alexandro Smith, John R Monterosso<\/strong>, and Kathleen A Page. \u201cFGF21 Response to Sucrose Is Associated with BMI and Dorsal Striatal Signaling in Humans.\u201d Obesity<\/em>, 2022.<\/p>\n

Beroukhim-Kay, Dorsa, Bokkyu Kim, John Monterosso, <\/strong>Rebecca Lewthwaite, and Carolee Winstein. \u201cDifferent Patterns of Neural Activity Characterize Motor Skill Performance During Acquisition and Retention.\u201d Frontiers in Human Neuroscience<\/em> 16 (2022).<\/p>\n

Chen, Yi-An, Rebecca Lewthwaite, Nicolas Schweighofer, John R Monterosso<\/strong>, Beth E Fisher, and Carolee Winstein. \u201cEssential Role of Social Context and Self-Efficacy in Daily Paretic Arm\/Hand Use After Stroke: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study With Accelerometry.\u201d Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation<\/em>, 2022.<\/p>\n

Droutman, Vita, Tasha Poppa, John Monterosso<\/strong>, David Black, and Hortensia Amaro. \u201cAssociation Between Dispositional Mindfulness, Clinical Characteristics, and Emotion Regulation in Women Entering Substance Use Disorder Treatment: An FMRI Study.\u201d Mindfulness<\/em>, 2022, 1\u201315.<\/p>\n

Kullmann, Stephanie, Ralf Veit, Kay Jann, Alexandra G Yunker, Shan H Luo, Brendan C Angelo, Jasmin M Alves, John R Monterosso<\/strong>, <\/em>and Kathleen A Page. \u201c1310-P: Effects of Insulin Resistance on Brain Responses to Caloric Sugars and Nonnutritive Sweetener.\u201d Diabetes 71, <\/em>no. Supplement_1 (2022).<\/p>\n

Tackett, Alayna P, Melissa Wong, Junhan Cho, Alyssa F Harlow, Erin A Vogel, Dae-Hee Han, Jessica L Barrington-Trimis, Rob McConnell, Alan J Budney, Janet E Audrain-McGovern, Caryn Lerman, John Monterosso <\/strong>and Adam Leventhal. \u201cWillingness to Use Commercial Nicotine Gums, Lozenges, and Gummies Among Nontobacco Using Adolescents in Southern California.\u201d Journal of Adolescent Health<\/em>, 2022.<\/p>\n

Vogel, Erin A, Meghan E Rebuli, Melissa Wong, Adam Leventhal, John Monterosso<\/strong>, and Alayna P Tackett. \u201cFeasibility and Acceptability of Remote Procedures to Study Tobacco Product Use and Respiratory Health: An Observational Study.\u201d BMJ Open<\/em> 12, no. 12 (2022): e065962.<\/p>\n

Zyuzin, Jekaterina, Dalton Combs, John R Monterosso<\/strong>, and Isabelle Brocas. \u201cThe Neural Correlates of Value Representation: From Single Items to Bundles.\u201d Human Brain Mapping<\/em>, 2022.<\/p>\n

Monterosso, J. R<\/strong>. Present-state dependency in valuation of the future. Behavioral and Brain Sciences<\/em>, 44<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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