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Francesco Fera
Researcher at Magna Græcia University
Publications - 54
Citations - 8938
Francesco Fera is an academic researcher from Magna Græcia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Prefrontal cortex & Functional magnetic resonance imaging. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 54 publications receiving 8453 citations. Previous affiliations of Francesco Fera include National Institutes of Health & National Research Council.
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Serotonin Transporter Genetic Variation and the Response of the Human Amygdala
Ahmad R. Hariri,Venkata S. Mattay,Alessandro Tessitore,Bhaskar Kolachana,Francesco Fera,David Goldman,Michael F. Egan,Daniel R. Weinberger +7 more
TL;DR: Genetically driven variation in the response of brain regions underlying human emotional behavior is demonstrated and differential excitability of the amygdala to emotional stimuli may contribute to the increased fear and anxiety typically associated with the short SLC6A4 allele.
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Catechol O-methyltransferase val158-met genotype and individual variation in the brain response to amphetamine.
Venkata S. Mattay,Terry E. Goldberg,Francesco Fera,Ahmad R. Hariri,Alessandro Tessitore,Michael F. Egan,Bhaskar Kolachana,Joseph H. Callicott,Daniel R. Weinberger +8 more
TL;DR: Basic evidence of an inverted-“U” functional-response curve to increasing dopamine signaling in the prefrontal cortex is extended and individuals with the met/met catechol O-methyltransferase genotype appear to be at increased risk for an adverse response to amphetamine.
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The Amygdala Response to Emotional Stimuli: A Comparison of Faces and Scenes
TL;DR: Results suggest that the human amygdala shows a stronger response to affective facial expressions than to scenes, a bias that should be considered in the design of experimental paradigms interested in probing amygdala function.
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Neocortical modulation of the amygdala response to fearful stimuli
TL;DR: The current results further implicate the importance of neocortical regions, including the prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices, in regulating emotional responses mediated by the amygdala through conscious evaluation and appraisal.
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Neurophysiological correlates of age-related changes in human motor function
Venkata S. Mattay,Francesco Fera,Alessandro Tessitore,Ahmad R. Hariri,S. Das,Joseph H. Callicott,Daniel R. Weinberger +6 more
TL;DR: It is shown that elderly subjects recruit additional cortical and subcortical areas even for the performance of a simple motor task, which may represent compensatory mechanisms invoked by the aging brain, such as reorganization and redistribution of functional networks to compensate for age-related structural and neurochemical changes.