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The dark side of human sociality: the evolutionary roots of contemporary prejudice and bias motivated behaviors Universiteit Gent
Impaired appetitively as well as aversively motivated behaviors and learning in PDE10A-deficient mice suggest a role for striatal signaling in evaluative salience attribution KU Leuven
Phosphodiesterase 10A (PDE10A) hydrolyzes both cAMP and cGMP, and is a key element in the regulation of medium spiny neuron (MSN) activity in the striatum. In the present report, we investigated the effects of targeted disruption of PDE10A on spatial learning and memory as well as aversive and appetitive conditioning in C57BL/6J mice. Because of its putative role in motivational processes and reward learning, we also determined the expression of ...
On the Role of Specific Emotions in Autonomous and Controlled Motivated Behaviour Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
In the present study, we study the effect of four specific emotions (i.e. happiness, relaxation, depression, and anxiety) on autonomous and controlled motivated behaviour. Drawing on the componential approach to emotions, we argue that because different emotions have a different action readiness--the readiness to engage with the environment --they also have a different impact on autonomous and controlled motivated behaviour. To test this ...
From Affective Experience to Motivated Action: Tracking Reward-Seeking and Punishment-Avoidant Behaviour in Real-Life KU Leuven Universiteit Gent
Many of the decisions and actions in everyday life result from implicit learning processes. Important to psychopathology are, for example, implicit reward-seeking and punishment-avoidant learning processes. It is known that when specific actions get associated with a rewarding experience, such as positive emotions, that this will increase the likelihood that an organism will engage in similar actions in the future. Similarly, when actions get ...
From laboratory to life: associating brain reward processing with real-life motivated behaviour and symptoms of depression in non-help-seeking young adults. KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Depression has been associated with abnormalities in neural underpinnings of Reward Learning (RL). However, inconsistencies have emerged, possibly owing to medication effects. Additionally, it remains unclear how neural RL signals relate to real-life behaviour. The current study, therefore, examined neural RL signals in young, mildly to moderately depressed - but non-help-seeking and unmedicated - individuals and how these signals ...
What motivates politicians to use strategic plans as a decision-making tool? Insights from the theory of planned behaviour Universiteit Gent
High-Temperature behavior of CaO-FeOx-Al2O3-SiO2-Rich alkali Activated Materials Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) provide an opportunity to up-cycle several residues into added-value materials. Although generally praised for their performance under thermal loads, the thermal behavior of AAMs is dictated by a multitude of factors and the performance of CaO-FeOx-rich systems may differ from geopolymers. Therefore, this work ascertains the high‑temperature resistance of CaO‑FeOx-Al2O3-SiO2-rich AAMs. Mortars were exposed to ...
Energy and comfort performance of thermally activated building systems including occupant behavior KU Leuven
In building simulations it is common practice to use standardized occupant behavior and internal gains. Although this is a valid approach for designing systems, in real systems the probabilistic nature of these boundary conditions influences the energy demand and achieved thermal comfort. This paper analyses the influence of occupant behavior on the energy performance and thermal comfort of a typical office floor equipped with thermally ...
Comparative study of the aging behavior of plasma activated hexamethyldisiloxane-based plasma polymers and silicone elastomer thin films Universiteit Gent
The aging of plasma activated plasma polymer films has been studied to a limited extent, despite the recent application-oriented interest for these coatings. Therefore, the aging of plasma polymerized hexamethyldisi-loxane (ppHMDSO) coatings that were subjected to helium or dry air plasma activation was investigated and compared to the aging of plasma activated silicone elastomer (S184) in this work. Water contact angle (WCA) measurements ...