Annalina V. Mayer

TL;DR: In this article, the functional neuroanatomy and neurobiology of social feelings and their role in adaptive social functioning are examined, focusing on how they relate to cognition, emotion, behavior and well-being.

TL;DR: Self-related belief formation is surprisingly negatively biased in situations suggesting opportunities to improve and this bias is shaped by trait differences in self-esteem and social anxiety.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the valence and intensity of interpersonal emotions strongly depend on the experimental context and that empathy and reward circuits are involved in shaping the subjective experience.

TL;DR: In this article, a double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled fMRI-protocol, in which a single dose of oxytocin or placebo was applied intranasally.

TL;DR: For the first time, regions within the mentalizing network that contribute to a rather spontaneous versus a rather deliberate and motivated act of understanding other's mental states in the context of vicarious embarrassment are dissociate.