University Of Electronic Science And Technology Of China

This study looks at how our beliefs and expectations influence the pain we feel when watching others suffer. Healthy adults will be split into three groups: no treatment, a placebo nasal spray, or a spray with oxytocin. All participants in the spray groups will be told they are g…

This study looks at whether a nasal spray with oxytocin (the 'love hormone') can help people better control a specific brain region during a brain-scanning task. Healthy adults will receive either oxytocin or a placebo and then practice using their thoughts to change brain activi…

This study looks at how oxytocin, a natural hormone given as a nasal spray, changes the way healthy adult men process emotions. Researchers will use brain scans and blood tests to see how the hormone affects brain activity and emotional reactions. The goal is to better understand…

This study tests whether healthy people can learn to control a part of their brain (the medial prefrontal cortex) that is linked to worrying about bad events. Participants will use real-time brain scans (fMRI) to see their brain activity and try to change it. The goal is to see i…

This study tests whether a non-invasive device that gently stimulates a nerve in the ear (taVNS) can lower anxiety and help people manage their emotions better. Researchers will measure brain activity, heart rate, and skin responses in 140 healthy adults while they look at upsett…

This study tests whether a single dose of oxytocin nasal spray changes how healthy adults react to threats in a virtual predator-prey game. Researchers measure escape success, brain activity, and anxiety levels. The goal is to understand how oxytocin influences defensive behavior…

This study tests two ways of giving people real-time feedback from their own brain scans to help them control a specific brain region (the anterior insula). 90 healthy adults will try either continuous or intermittent feedback while watching painful pictures. The goal is to see w…

This study looks at how oxytocin, given as a spray under the tongue, affects attention in healthy adult men. Researchers will measure eye movements and pupil size while participants complete tasks. The goal is to understand how oxytocin influences focus, not to treat any disease.…

This study looks at whether a person's natural thinking and control abilities can predict how well they learn to control a specific brain region using real-time fMRI feedback. Forty healthy adults will undergo brain scans while performing tasks and trying to regulate their brain …