Human cerebellum and corticocerebellar connections involved in emotional memory enhancement

…, K Spalek, D Coynel, E Loos… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Emotional information is better remembered than neutral information. Extensive evidence
indicates that the amygdala and its interactions with other cerebral regions play an important …

[HTML][HTML] A peripheral epigenetic signature of immune system genes is linked to neocortical thickness and memory

…, T Egli, L Gschwind, F Jessen, E Loos… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Increasing age is tightly linked to decreased thickness of the human neocortex. The biological
mechanisms that mediate this effect are hitherto unknown. The DNA methylome, as part of …

[HTML][HTML] Women using hormonal contraceptives show increased valence ratings and memory performance for emotional information

K Spalek, E Loos, N Schicktanz, F Hartmann… - …, 2019 - nature.com
Perception of emotional valence and emotional memory performance vary across the menstrual
cycle. However, the consequences of altered ovarian hormone levels due to the intake …

Identification of two distinct working memory-related brain networks in healthy young adults

…, K Spalek, M Fastenrath, V Freytag, A Heck, E Loos… - eneuro, 2018 - eneuro.org
Working memory (WM) is an important cognitive domain for everyday life functioning and is
often disturbed in neuropsychiatric disorders. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) …

The NCAM1 gene set is linked to depressive symptoms and their brain structural correlates in healthy individuals

…, T Egli, L Gschwind, F Hartmann, E Loos… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Depressive symptoms exist on a continuum, the far end of which is found in depressive
disorders. Utilizing the continuous spectrum of depressive symptoms may therefore contribute to …

Exome sequencing of healthy phenotypic extremes links TROVE2 to emotional memory and PTSD

…, V Freytag, M Fastenrath, P Demougin, E Loos… - Nature Human …, 2017 - nature.com
Many mental disorders represent the extremes of the normal distribution of traits, which are
related to multiple cognitive and emotional dimensions. By performing whole-exome …

Reducing amygdala activity and phobic fear through cognitive top–down regulation

E Loos, N Schicktanz, M Fastenrath… - Journal of Cognitive …, 2020 - direct.mit.edu
The amygdala is critically involved in emotional processing, including fear responses, and
shows hyperactivity in anxiety disorders. Previous research in healthy participants has …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting emotional arousal and emotional memory performance from an identical brain network

E Loos, T Egli, D Coynel, M Fastenrath, V Freytag… - NeuroImage, 2019 - Elsevier
Encoding and retrieval of emotionally arousing stimuli depend on the activation of multiple
interconnected brain regions, with people showing differences in their individual strength of …

How influenceable is our metamemory for pictorial material? The impact of framing and emotionality on metamemory judgments

M Schmoeger, M Deckert, E Loos, U Willinger - Cognition, 2020 - Elsevier
Metamemory refers to the ability to monitor and control ones own memory processes which
plays an important role in everyday life when accuracy of memory is required. The present …

[HTML][HTML] Recognition memory performance can be estimated based on brain activation networks

J Petrovska, E Loos, D Coynel, T Egli… - Behavioural Brain …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Recognition memory is an essential ability for functioning in everyday life.
Establishing robust brain networks linked to recognition memory performance can help to …