Social behavior
Several psychiatric illnesses are characterised by impairments in the perception, interpretation and generation of responses to the intention, dispositions and behaviors of others - otherwise known as social cognition. Research in this area investigates the neurobiological basis of social cognition in both psychiatric and non-psychiatric populations using neurophysiological measures, and how this influences somatic health.
Daniel S. Quintana
Associate Professor
Investigating biological systems that link psychosocial factors to health, with a focus on neuroendocrine systems and the autonomic nervous system.
Publications
Risk factors associated with loneliness, social isolation, and neuroticism in the UK Biobank cohort
In this study, we show that self-perceived loneliness coincides with objective measures of social isolation as well as the personality trait neuroticism, and that these comorbidities contribute to differential associations with risk factors including depression, social deprivation, unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, cardiovascular risk, and aging of the brain.
Age-related differences in the error-related negativity and error positivity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
The main objectives of this systematic review and meta-analysis are to evaluate the effect of age on error-related negativity (ERN) and the error positivity (Pe) magnitude in children and adolescents, and to examine potential moderators of these effects, including age, sex, experimental task, task difficulty, and topography and quantification of the ERN and the Pe
