Special Issue "Advances in Working Memory and Emotion Regulation Research"

A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2023 | Viewed by 1128

Special Issue Editors

Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
Interests: flashbulb memories; autobiographical memory; emotion regulation; executive functions; psychopathy; emotional intelligence
1. Leuven Institute of Criminology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
2. Department of Clinical Psychological Science-Section Forensic Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Interests: autobiographical memor; eyewitness memory; memory distortions; executive functions; individual differences; lying; rumination

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Working memory is a core component of memory storage and retrieval, also intervening in the processing of emotional information. As such, several aspects of working memory functioning have captured researchers’ attention. In particular, studies in different fields (e.g., clinical, neuroscientific, cognitive) have demonstrated that working memory affects the use of certain emotion regulation strategies, thus providing practical information for psychological intervention in healthy and clinical populations.

This Special Issue of Brain Sciences aims to collect a pool of articles providing innovative findings and insights into research focusing on the relationship between working memory and emotion regulation. Authors are encouraged to propose articles aiming to replicate and generalize prior findings as well as articles with innovative paradigms and approaches. In addition, due to the practical implications of this line of research, submissions of both theoretical and applicative articles are encouraged. The following topics -but not only are welcomed:

  • Working memory and emotion regulation in non-clinical populations;
  • Working memory and emotion regulation in clinical and forensic populations;
  • Individual differences in working memory ability and emotion regulation;
  • Working memory training and its effect on emotion regulation.

Therefore, we invite authors to submit their articles within the scope of this Special Issue.

Dr. Antonietta Curci
Dr. Fabiana Battista
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • working memory
  • emotion regulation
  • non-clinical population
  • clinical and forensic population
  • working memory training

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The Effects of Four Compounds That Act on the Dopaminergic and Serotonergic Systems on Working Memory in Animal Studies; A Literature Review
Brain Sci. 2023, 13(4), 546; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13040546 - 25 Mar 2023
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The dopaminergic and serotonergic systems are two of the most important neuronal pathways in the human brain. Almost all psychotropic medications impact at least one neurotransmitter system. As a result, investigating how they affect memory could yield valuable insights into potential therapeutic applications [...] Read more.
The dopaminergic and serotonergic systems are two of the most important neuronal pathways in the human brain. Almost all psychotropic medications impact at least one neurotransmitter system. As a result, investigating how they affect memory could yield valuable insights into potential therapeutic applications or unanticipated side effects. The aim of this literature review was to collect literature data from animal studies regarding the effects on memory of four drugs known to act on the serotonergic and dopaminergic systems. The studies included in this review were identified in the PubMed database using selection criteria from the PRISMA protocol. We analyzed 29 articles investigating one of four different dopaminergic or serotonergic compounds. Studies conducted on bromocriptine have shown that stimulating D2 receptors may enhance working memory in rodents, whereas inhibiting these receptors could have the opposite effect, reducing working memory performance. The effects of serotonin on working memory are not clearly established as studies on fluoxetine and ketanserin have yielded conflicting results. Further studies with better-designed methodologies are necessary to explore the impact of compounds that affect both the dopaminergic and serotonergic systems on working memory. Full article
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