Nostalgia enhances detection of death threat: neural and behavioral evidence
Abstract An experiment examined the potency of nostalgia—a sentimental longing for one’s past—to facilitate detection of death-related stimuli, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and behavioral techniques (i.e., judgmental accuracy, reaction times). We hypothesized and found that, at...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91322-z |