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{"title":"The visuomotor synchronization immersive virtual reality of a depression avatar in a stigma context experience mobilizes the fronto-parietal cortex and anterior insula.","authors":"Kelssy Hitomi Dos Santos Kawata, Wey Guan Lem, Koki Ono, Hiroshi Oyama","doi":"10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1526684","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1526684","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The gradual synchronization of the movement of one's real hand with a virtual one can effectively induce a sense of embodiment (SoE) with an avatar with depression. Although neuroimaging studies have explored the neural correlates of some SoE subcomponents of visuomotor synchronization, the neural correlates of individual differences in SoE and how humans acquire virtual body representations through SoE subcomponents remain to be investigated.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Here, we used the right hand of a virtual patient with depression in immersive virtual reality (IVR) to induce SoE in participants and measured whole brain activity using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Participants were instructed to listen to the audio recording of the IVR experience and visualize movements during the fMRI scan. fMRI data were acquired before and immediately after the visuomotor synchronization IVR experience (target condition) or an asynchronized video experience (control condition), followed by embodiment measures related to the two types of experiences.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All five subcomponents of SoE (sense of ownership, sense of agency, sense of localization, appearance, and response to stimuli) were significantly increased during the visuomotor synchronization IVR experience compared with the asynchronized video experience. A significant negative effect of the SoE score was identified in the frontoparietal and anterior insula only for the visuomotor synchronization IVR experience of guiding the virtual right hand of the avatar with depression, implicating interoceptive and multisensory integration.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>We demonstrated that all five subcomponents of the SoE were present, and that decreased activity in the frontoparietal and anterior insula were crucial brain regions for the virtual human body to be perceived as one's own body and promote conscious feelings of embodiment.</p>","PeriodicalId":12368,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience","volume":"19 ","pages":"1526684"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11825457/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143432515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Improved jet lag recovery is associated with a weaker molecular biological clock response around the time of expected activity onset.","authors":"Marie-Claire Boutrin, Melissa E S Richardson, Feyikemi Oriola, Samira Bolo","doi":"10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1535124","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1535124","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Properly timed environmental light input to the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in the brain is crucial in maintaining the 24-hour biological rhythm (circadian rhythm). However, light exposure at the wrong time of the day-night cycle is disruptive to circadian-regulated behaviors such as the sleep-wake cycle and memory. While factors such as jet lag, variations in day length, and light at night are known disruptors to the timing of activity onset following rest, the molecular consequence of the intersection of multiple disruptions is less understood.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Here, we expose mice to a jet lag paradigm under two light-dark (LD) conditions (12:12 LD and 8:16 LD) coupled with additional light exposure at night during the recovery period (known as negative masking), previously demonstrated to improve jet lag-related memory loss in mice.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our results show that jet lag exposure in both LD cycles (to a greater extent in 8:16 LD) increased the fold-change of circadian gene expression in the SCN relative to the dark onset. The further addition of light during the jet lag recovery period reduced typical changes in circadian gene expression in the SCN to minimal levels under both LD cycles.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This study uncovers a novel explanation for the impact of multiple disruptive light exposures on gene expression of the molecular SCN clock in the brain.</p>","PeriodicalId":12368,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience","volume":"19 ","pages":"1535124"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11825751/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143432507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Oxytocin as a physiological correlate of dyadic music therapy relationships - a randomized crossover pilot study.","authors":"Paula Kristin Busse, Lutz Neugebauer, Götz Kaschubowski, Dennis Anheyer, Thomas Ostermann","doi":"10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1504229","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1504229","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Rationale: </strong>Music therapy has been in practice for years. However, the mechanism of action of music or music therapy is not well understood. It is only recently that the neuroendocrinological basis of therapeutic relationships has become the subject of growing research interest. The aim of this pilot study (Clinical Trial No: DRKS00035174) is to investigate whether oxytocin is usable and feasible as a biomarker of attachment to demonstrate the development of therapeutic alliance between therapist and patient in a dyadic music therapy setting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a single-measure crossover design, children aged 6-12 years from a special school for social and emotional disorders, were randomly with either music therapy followed by a waiting list control group that performed silent work, or vice versa. The respective interventions were conducted on the school premises on different days over a period of 1 month. The primary outcome was salivary oxytocin, with tests performed immediately before and after each 30-min intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-two children were included in the study, resulting in <i>n</i> = 16 children per allocation sequence. During the implementation of the study, difficulties were encountered with protocol adherence both in terms of the duration of the music therapy and the implementation of the silent work in the control group. There were no dropouts, however, only 28 children were included in the final data analysis as two participants in each group were excluded due to large fluctuations in oxytocin levels. Between-group comparison and within-group comparisons showed no significant changes in oxytocin levels. However, the music therapist showed a significant increase in oxytocin levels in the before after measurement. No side effects or adverse events were reported during the trial.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings indicated a responsiveness of oxytocin to musical stimulation. Although feasibility of oxytocin measurement was clearly demonstrated, evaluation of the results is difficult against the background of many remaining questions regarding individual and contextual factors influencing the oxytocinergic system. Moreover, the clinical significance of changes in oxytocin levels remains a topic for further research to better understand the role of oxytocin in the attachment formation between therapist and patient in music therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":12368,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience","volume":"18 ","pages":"1504229"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11821654/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143412749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Differences in category information processing between areas TEO and TE of the macaque.","authors":"Masaumi Shimizu, Shun Katakami, Masato Okada, Yasuko Sugase-Miyamoto, Kazuko Hayashi, Keiji Matsuda, Kenichiro Miura, Mark A G Eldridge, Richard C Saunders, Barry J Richmond, Narihisa Matsumoto","doi":"10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1449097","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1449097","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Object categorization is a fundamental visual function, via which primates group items based on perceptual similarity. Neurons that respond to a class of complex objects, such as faces, can be found in inferior temporal cortex of macaque monkeys, comprising areas TEO and TE. The ability of monkeys to categorize cat/dog images is greatly impaired when both TE and TEO are removed, but is only modestly impaired if either region is left intact. This suggests that both TE and TEO can support object categorization. We investigated what differences exist in category information processing between areas TEO and TE. For cat and dog stimulus images, we found that category decoding performance increased during the initial phase of a stimulus presentation, then remained stable in area TEO for the duration of the presentation in a passive fixation task. In area TE, category decoding performance continued to improve into later in the time window than in TEO. Furthermore, we found that, after cat/dog category training, area TE neuronal populations encode cat and dog category information more strongly than do TEO neurons even in a fixation task (Mann-Whitney U-test, <i>p</i> < 0.05). Together, our results suggest that area TEO processes category information without changing its representation, whereas the category information representation in area TE evolves over time (both within a trial and across category training sessions), indicating that responses in TE may be influenced by top-down feedback.</p>","PeriodicalId":12368,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience","volume":"18 ","pages":"1449097"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11814174/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143406554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Latencies of conditioned vocal responses to hearing test tones in killer whales (<i>Orcinus orca</i>).","authors":"Jared Stephens, Alyssa W Accomando, Kayla Nease, Brian K Branstetter, Todd R Robeck","doi":"10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1495579","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1495579","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Perceived loudness is challenging to study in non-human animals. However, reaction time to an acoustic stimulus is a useful behavioral proxy for the assessment of perceived loudness. Understanding the effect of sound frequency and level on perceived loudness would improve prediction and modeling of anthropogenic noise impacts on marine mammals.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this study, behavioral hearing tests conducted with two killer whales were analyzed to capture conditioned vocal response latency, which is the time between the onset of the acoustic signal and the onset of the response (i.e., reaction time).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that vocal reaction times decreased with increasing sensation level (i.e., sound pressure level above the baseline hearing threshold), while the effect of frequency on reaction time varied between the subjects. Reaction time as a function of sound duration is described, and equal-latency contours are presented.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The data suggest that vocal reaction time decreases with increasing sensation level, therefore supporting the use of reaction time as a proxy for loudness perception in killer whales.</p>","PeriodicalId":12368,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience","volume":"18 ","pages":"1495579"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11836954/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143457292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations between social networks, messaging apps, addictive behaviors, and sleep problems in adolescents: the EHDLA study.","authors":"María Navalón-González, José Adrián Montenegro-Espinosa, Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza, Jorge Olivares-Arancibia, Rodrigo Yañéz-Sepúlveda, Daniel Duclos-Bastías, Miriam Garrido-Miguel, Arthur Eumann Mesas, José Francisco López-Gil, Estela Jiménez-López","doi":"10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1512535","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1512535","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The current study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the relationships between social network (SN) use, messaging apps use, and addictive behaviors related to SNs, and sleep-related problems in a sample of Spanish adolescents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional study using data from the Eating Healthy and Daily Life Activities (EHDLA) project, which involved adolescents aged 12-17 years from three secondary schools in <i>Valle de Ricote</i> (Region of Murcia, Spain). A sample of 632 adolescents was studied. The use of SN (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok) or messaging applications (i.e., WhatsApp) was assessed via a scale including one item for each SN, in which adolescents were asked what type of SN they used and the usage profile of each SN. The Short Social Networks Addiction Scale-6 Symptoms (SNAddS-6S) was used to determine SN addictive behaviors. Generalized linear regression analyses with a negative binomial distribution were performed to determine the associations of SN use or SN addictive behaviors with sleep-related problems. These analyses were adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, socioeconomic level, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Higher SN use was related to greater presence of sleep-related problems [prevalence ratio (PR) = 1.04; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01-1.07; <i>p</i> = 0.015]. Additionally, the higher the score on the addictive behaviors toward SN use scale was, the more sleep-related problems were identified (PR = 1.15; 95% Cl 1.09 to 1.21; <i>p</i> < 0.001). Specifically, only the use of Twitter was significantly associated with sleep-related problems (PR = 1.10; 95% Cl 1.01 to 1.21; <i>p</i> = 0.035). In terms of addictive behaviors related to SN use, mood modification, relapse, withdrawal, and conflict were significantly associated with sleep-related problems (mood modification: PR = 1.58; 95% CI 1.36 to 1.84; <i>p</i> < 0.001; relapse: PR = 1.24; 95% CI 1.07 to 1.43; <i>p</i> = 0.004; withdrawal: PR = 1.28; 95% CI 1.08 to 1.51; <i>p</i> = 0.004; conflict: PR = 1.19; 95% CI 1.01 to 1.39; <i>p</i> = 0.037).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our results suggest a relationship between SN use, SN addictive behaviors, and sleep-related problems in adolescents. These cross-sectional results should be confirmed in longitudinal and intervention studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":12368,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience","volume":"19 ","pages":"1512535"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11802513/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143382078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial: Cognitive stimulants: from caffeine to cannabinoids - current and future perspectives.","authors":"Daniel Moreira-Silva, Marta C Cunha-Rodrigues, Ana Elisa Speck, Pablo Pandolfo","doi":"10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1547970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1547970","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12368,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience","volume":"19 ","pages":"1547970"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11799865/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143364202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Identifying P100 and N170 as electrophysiological markers for conscious and unconscious processing of emotional facial expressions.","authors":"Lennard Herzberg, Julia Schräder, Han-Gue Jo, Ute Habel, Lisa Wagels","doi":"10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1464888","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1464888","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Everyday life requires correct processing of emotions constantly, partly occurring unconsciously. This study aims to clarify the effect of emotion perception on different event-related potentials (ERP; P100, N170). The P100 and N170 are tested for their suitability as electrophysiological markers in unconscious processing.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a modified backward masking paradigm, 52 healthy participants evaluated emotional facial expressions (happy, sad, or neutral) during EEG recording. While varying primer presentation time (16.7 ms for unconscious; 150 ms for conscious perception), either congruent or incongruent primer / target emotions were displayed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The N170 was significantly larger in trials with conscious compared to unconscious primer presentation, while the P100 showed opposite results displaying higher amplitudes in unconscious versus conscious trials. The N170 amplitude was modulated by emotion.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Both P100 and N170 were modulated by stimulus presentation time, demonstrating the suitability as potential biomarkers and for systematic research on conscious and unconscious face processing.</p>","PeriodicalId":12368,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience","volume":"18 ","pages":"1464888"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11798883/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143364194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Distinct sex differences in ethanol consumption and operant self-administration in C57BL/6J mice with uniform regulation by glutamate AMPAR activity.","authors":"Sara Faccidomo, Vallari R Eastman, Taruni S Santanam, Katarina S Swaim, Seth M Taylor, Clyde W Hodge","doi":"10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1498201","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1498201","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Considering sex as a biological variable (SABV) in preclinical research can enhance understanding of the neurobiology of alcohol use disorder (AUD). However, the behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying sex-specific differences remain unclear. This study aims to elucidate SABV in ethanol (EtOH) consumption by evaluating its reinforcing effects and regulation by glutamate AMPA receptor activity in male and female mice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>C57BL/6J mice (male and female) were assessed for EtOH intake under continuous and limited access conditions in the home cage. Acute sensitivity to EtOH sedation and blood clearance were evaluated as potential modifying factors. Motivation to consume EtOH was measured using operant self-administration procedures. Sex-specific differences in neural regulation of EtOH reinforcement were examined by testing the effects of a glutamate AMPA receptor antagonist on operant EtOH self-administration.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Female C57BL/6J mice exhibited a time-dependent escalation in EtOH intake under both continuous and limited access conditions. They were less sensitive to EtOH sedation and had lower blood levels post-EtOH administration (4 g/kg) despite similar clearance rates. Females also showed increased operant EtOH self-administration and progressive ratio performance over a 30-day baseline period compared to males. The AMPAR antagonist GYKI 52466 (0-10 mg/kg, IP) dose-dependently reduced EtOH-reinforced lever pressing in both sexes, with no differences in potency or efficacy.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings confirm that female C57BL/6J mice consume more EtOH than males in home-cage conditions and exhibit reduced acute sedation, potentially contributing to higher EtOH intake. Females demonstrated increased operant EtOH self-administration and motivation, indicating higher reinforcing efficacy. The lack of sex differences in the relative effects of GYKI 52466 suggests that AMPAR activity is equally required for EtOH reinforcement in both sexes.</p>","PeriodicalId":12368,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience","volume":"18 ","pages":"1498201"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11794300/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143254862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effects of an acute Tai Chi on emotional memory and prefrontal cortex activation: a fNIRS study.","authors":"Haining Wang, Yujiang Guo, Hao Fan, Zhihao Chen, Shumeng Liu, Longfei Zhao, Yonggang Shi","doi":"10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1520508","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1520508","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Acute exercise has the potential to influence emotional memory and cortical hemodynamics, but the specific effects depend on the type of exercise. This study aimed to determine whether acute Tai Chi practice enhances emotional memory and prefrontal cortex activation compared to cycling and a control condition.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a within-subjects crossover design, 36 healthy university students completed three interventions: Tai Chi, cycling, and a resting control condition. Emotional memory performance was assessed before and after each intervention, and cortical hemodynamics were measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). The correlation between oxyhemoglobin (Oxy-Hb) concentration in the prefrontal cortex and emotional memory accuracy was analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to cycling and the control group, the Tai Chi intervention showed: (1) a significantly higher accuracy of positive emotional memory; (2) a greater increase in Oxy-Hb concentration in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (L-DLPFC) during positive emotional memory tasks; (3) a stronger positive correlation between Oxy-Hb concentration in the L-DLPFC and emotional memory accuracy. In contrast, cycling improved positive emotional memory accuracy to a lesser extent, while the control group showed no significant changes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Tai Chi, compared to cycling and rest, significantly enhanced positive emotional memory and L-DLPFC activation. These findings highlight the unique potential of Tai Chi to improve emotional memory through increased cortical activation, suggesting its effectiveness as a cognitive-emotional intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":12368,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience","volume":"18 ","pages":"1520508"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11794301/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143254814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}