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Decreased emotional reactivity after 3-month socio-affective but not attention- or meta-cognitive-based mental training: A randomized, controlled, longitudinal fMRI study. NeuroImage (2021)

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Cooperation across multiple game theoretical paradigms is increased by fear more than anger in selfish individuals. Scientific Reports (2021)

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Two systems for thinking about other’s thoughts in the developing brain. PNAS (2020)

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