Ronald Sladky

This study shows that aging and loneliness impair trust learning through reduced amygdala function and altered reward signaling.

This study investigates neural and behavioral responses to wolves, dogs, and snakes, finding that wolves are perceived as more threatening despite similar neural responses to dogs.

The paper presents a database of fMRI and behavioral data from adults with spider phobia, including neural patterns and psychological dimensions.

This study maps somatosensory processing in awake dogs using fMRI, identifying activation in primary and secondary somatosensory areas and other regions, with evidence of lateralization and higher-order processing.

This study examines amygdala responses during exposure therapy for spider phobia, finding that increased amygdala activation correlates with better clinical outcomes, supporting the inhibitory learning model over the habituation model.

The paper compares resting-state functional connectivity before and after tasks in clinical populations, finding task-induced changes that impact biomarker detection.

The paper validates a new coil array for dog fMRI, showing improved signal-to-noise ratio compared to human knee coils in structural and functional imaging.

The paper investigates neural responses to genuine vs. pretended disgust using effective connectivity and finds distinct brain network involvement compared to pain empathy.

This fMRI study identifies distinct roles of the basolateral and central amygdala in trust learning, showing BLA involvement in outcome evaluation and CeA in decision planning.

This study uses machine learning to analyze 608 participants and identifies two factors improving neurofeedback performance: pre-training no-feedback runs and training patients over healthy participants.

This paper develops a tailored haemodynamic response function for dogs, improving fMRI detection power by accounting for species-specific differences in BOLD signal timing.

This study investigates whether pre-training brain activity can predict success in real-time fMRI neurofeedback learning across 24 studies and 401 participants, finding a weak correlation but no consistent predictors.

This study examines how individual differences in self-regulation of the dopaminergic midbrain relate to cognitive control and reward sensitivity during neurofeedback training.

This study shows that cocaine users can self-regulate their reward system using non-drug imagery and that real-time fMRI neurofeedback enhances this ability.