James H. Kryklywy

Reactivation of hedonic but not sensory representations in human emotional learning

This study investigates what aspects of an unconditioned stimulus are transferred to a conditioned stimulus during emotional learning, finding that hedonic rather than sensory features are reactivated.

Lateralization of autonomic activity in response to limb-specific threat

This study shows that autonomic responses to limb-specific threat are asymmetric, with increased EDA in the stimulated limb, suggesting localized rather than global threat preparation.

Decoding representations of discriminatory and hedonic information during appetitive and aversive touch

This study uses fMRI and pattern component modeling to show that hedonic and discriminatory tactile information are represented separately in the brain, with hedonic touch linked to interoceptive and affective regions.