"The present study is a theoretical and methodological proposal rooted in the field of social developmental psychology describes three objectives. First, it aims to show how transgressive situations are conducive norms governing interactions. Second, similarities differences between two emotions, namely shame embarrassment, outlined order better understand their respective measures can highligh...

Individuals can experience embarrassment when exposed to self-feedback images, depending on the extent of the divergence from the internal representation of the standard self. Our previous work implicated the anterior insular cortex (AI) and the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in the processing of embarrassment; however, their exact functional contributions have remained uncertain. Here, we exp...

control their firing properties, neurons can vary in terms of the specific forms of LTP and LTD they express. Palo Alto, California 94304 2 Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the We would also argue that it is no longer particularly productive to debate the generic question of whether Picower Center for Learning and Memory Massachusetts Institute of Technology LTP and LTD are cellular/synaptic...

Recent genetic studies in Drosophila and mouse have uncovered a new aspect of the Wnt signal transduction machinery. Mutations disrupting LDL-receptor related proteins produce loss-of-function Wnt phenotypes, suggesting that these cell surface molecules may represent essential co-receptors for Wnt ligands.

Although individuals experience embarrassment as an unpleasant, negative emotion, the authors argue that expressions of embarrassment serve vital social functions, signaling the embarrassed individual's prosociality and fostering trust. Extending past research on embarrassment as a nonverbal apology and appeasement gesture, the authors demonstrate that observers recognize the expression of emba...

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