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Richard J. Davidson

Researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Publications -  642
Citations -  99052

Richard J. Davidson is an academic researcher from University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author has contributed to research in topics: Prefrontal cortex & Mindfulness. The author has an hindex of 156, co-authored 602 publications receiving 91414 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard J. Davidson include Iowa State University & French Institute of Health and Medical Research.

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Love to win or hate to lose? asymmetry of dopamine d2 receptor binding predicts sensitivity to reward versus punishment

TL;DR: It is found that self-reported motivational bias was predicted by the asymmetry of frontal D2 binding, and striatal and frontal asymmetries in D2 dopamine receptor binding, rather than absolute binding levels, predicted individual differences in learning from reward versus punishment.
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Subgenual prefrontal cortex activity predicts individual differences in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal activity across different contexts.

TL;DR: Results from two studies revealed that subgenual prefrontal cortex (PFC) metabolism (Brodmann's area 25/24) consistently predicted individual differences in plasma cortisol concentrations regardless of the context in which brain activity and cortisol were assessed.
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Startle potentiation in aversive anticipation: evidence for state but not trait effects.

TL;DR: The data suggest that the aversive nature of stimuli contribute to the potentiation of startle above and beyond the effects of emotional arousal, which may be a universal phenomenon not modulated by individual differences.
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Electromyographically assessed empathic concern and empathic happiness predict increased prosocial behavior in adults.

TL;DR: In this article, the relation between empathy subtypes and prosocial behavior was investigated in a sample of healthy adults who watched video clips extracted from the television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.