Giovanni Novembre

The paper shows that human endogenous oxytocin responses to social touch adapt based on recent social context, influencing both hormonal and neural activity.

The paper investigates how the brain processes predicted pain and action in an fMRI experiment, finding that pain prediction involves regions like ACC and MCC, with MCC activity linked to motor output.

The paper maps bodily activation and deactivation in social scenarios using emBODY, showing correlations with basic emotions and providing insights into how social experiences are felt physically.