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Does Lexical Coordination Affect Epistemic and Practical Trust? The Role of Conceptual Pacts

Abstract The present study investigated whether humans are more likely to trust people who are coordinated with them. We examined a well-known type of linguistic coordination, lexical entrainment, typically involving the elaboration of “conceptual pacts,” or partner-specific agreements on how to conceptualize objects. In two experiments, we manipulated lexical entrainment in a referential communication task […]

Published on January 8, 2024

Neuro-environmental interactions: a time sensitive matter

IntroductionThe assessment of resting state (rs) neurophysiological dynamics relies on the control of sensory, perceptual, and behavioral environments to minimize variability and rule-out confounding sources of activation during testing conditions. Here, we investigated how temporally-distal environmental inputs, specifically metal exposures experienced up to several months prior to scanning, affect functional dynamics measured using rs functional […]

Published on January 8, 2024

Association between intracranial and extracranial atherosclerosis and white matter hyperintensities: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BackgroundWhite matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are key neuroimaging markers of cerebral small vessel diseases. This study aimed to investigate whether intracranial and extracranial atherosclerotic stenosis is associated with WMHs.MethodsFollowing a previously registered protocol (PROSPERO protocol: CRD42023407465), PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase were systematically searched for relevant literature published until March 2023. Cross-sectional studies examining the […]

Published on January 8, 2024