Neuroanatomy of dreaming and REM phenomenology.

Neural correlates of insomnia and hyperarousal.

Role of the Amygdala in the Complex Relationship Between Sleep and Anxiety

This review explores the multifaceted roles of the amygdala, focusing on its structural components, projections, physiological aspects, and key functions in emotional processing and fear conditioning. Beyond traditional roles, it examines the amygdala’s involvement in sleep architecture during the NREM and REM phases....

226. Effect of brainspotting in PTSD patients: clinical efficacy and neuropsychopharmacological considerations

Abstract Background Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by hyperarousal of emotional memory, avoidance behaviors, and autonomic instability. It is thought to involve an imbalance in the norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin neurotransmitter systems mediated by amygdala hyperactivity and functional...

Korsakoff Syndrome beyond amnesia: A neuropsychiatric hypothesis of affective and autobiographical disintegration

Objective: to propose a neuropsychiatric hypothesis in which Korsakoff syndrome is not restricted to an amnestic disorder but involves a disruption of the integration of present experience, affective valuation, and autobiographical narrative. Methodology: a narrative and integrative review was conducted, combining clas...

Beyond memories: A narrative review on the role of amygdalo-hippocampal complex in social cognition

Social cognition, essential for interpreting and responding to social contexts, is frequently impaired in neurological and psychiatric disorders. Multiple brain regions, organized in large-scale brain networks, represent the neurobiological substrate of social cognitive abilities, and are the main target of neurodegene...

Psychedelics and disorders of consciousness: a new frontier in neurotherapeutics.