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From Trust to Territory: Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Translational Neuroscience

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The article “The Challenge of Translation in Social Neuroscience: A Review of Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Affiliative Behavior,” published in 2011 in the journal Neuron, explores the roles of the neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin in modulating social behaviors and their implications for translational research. This review highlights the complexities and challenges in translating findings from animal …

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Untangling Double Binds in Communication

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A double bind is a paradoxical situation that arises within the context of interpersonal communication. This double bind situation involves one of the individuals receiving conflicting messages on different levels of communication. Moreover, regardless of the individual's response to the message, the result is some form of punishment. In their paper "Toward a Theory of …

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The Factor of Time in Goal-Directed Behavior

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This essay will start by expounding on the concluding topics from my last paper; however, I intend to take more of a thematic approach for this essay, providing a general treatment of aspects relating to goal-construction, valuation of goals, and the influence of time perspective on the perceived salience of future goals. Starting with this …

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Understanding the Function of Motivation in Addiction and Information Processing

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Continuing with the themes from my previous essay discussing motivation and functional autonomy, I will start by expounding upon my claim that this principle is a factor in addiction. Next, my goal is to provide a selective overview of pertinent topics related to reinforcement learning and perception before concluding with neuroscience and psychiatry topics that …

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