Translational Psychiatry - Aberrant insula activity to negative and reduced learning from positive feedback underlie maladaptive self-beliefs in depression

Using computational modeling, this study shows that causal attributions are associated with how people form ability beliefs. Lower self-esteem and higher depressive symptoms were linked to stronger ne...

Healthy individuals typically attribute successes to internal causes, such as their abilities, and failures to external factors, like bad luck. In contrast, individuals with depression and low self-es...

Translational Psychiatry - Altered association of plasmatic oxytocin with affective stress response in alcohol use disorder

Abstract. Human self-beliefs hinge on social feedback, but their formation and revision are not solely based on new information. Biases during learning, such as confirming initial expectations, can le...