Far from the eyes, far from the heart: COVID-19 confinement dampened sensitivity to painful facial features

Antico, Lia; Corradi‐Dell’Acqua, Corrado

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“…Crucially, the general population showed a preserved ability to recognize fearful expressions, even though they reported higher levels of psychological distress. The second study was conducted by Antico and Corradi Dell'Acqua [95] during the lockdown between 7 September and 19 November 2020, in Switzerland. The authors verified whether either form of social segregation influenced the processing of pain, disgust, or neutral facial expressions.…”

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Gut Microbiota and Fear Processing in Women Affected by Obesity: An Exploratory Pilot Study

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The microbiota–gut–brain axis extends beyond visceral perception, influencing higher-order brain structures, and ultimately psychological functions, such as fear processing. In this exploratory pilot study, we attempted to provide novel experimental evidence of a relationship between gut microbiota composition and diversity, and fear-processing in obesity, through a behavioral approach. Women affected by obesity were enrolled and profiled for gut microbiota, through 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. Moreover, we tested their ability to recognize facial fearful expressions through an implicit-facial-emotion-recognition task. Finally, a traditional self-report questionnaire was used to assess their temperamental traits. The participants exhibited an unbalanced gut microbiota profile, along with impaired recognition of fearful expressions. Interestingly, dysbiosis was more severe in those participants with altered behavioral performance, with a decrease in typically health-associated microbes, and an increase in the potential pathobiont, Collinsella. Moreover, Collinsella was related to a lower expression of the persistence temperamental trait, while a higher expression of the harm-avoidance temperament, related to fear-driven anxiety symptoms, was linked to Lactobacillus. Once confirmed, our findings could pave the way for the design of innovative microbiome-based strategies for the treatment of psychological and emotional difficulties by mitigating obesity-related consequences and behaviors.

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Gut Microbiota and Fear Processing in Women Affected by Obesity: An Exploratory Pilot Study

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Gambling on others’ health: risky pro-social decision-making in the era of COVID-19

Loued-Khenissi,

Corradi-Dell’Acqua

2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionIn the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals were asked to perform costly actions to reduce harm to strangers, even while the general population, including authorities and experts, grappled with the uncertainty surrounding thenovel virus. Many studies have examined health decision-making by experts, but the study of lay, non-expert, individual decision-making on a stranger’s health has been left to the wayside, as ordinary citizens are usually not tasked with such decisions.MethodsWe sought to capture a snapshot of this specific choice behavior by administering two surveys to the general population in the spring of 2020, when much of the global community was subject to COVID-19-related restrictions, as well as uncertainty surrounding the virus. We presented study participants with fictitious diseases varying in severity that threatened oneself, a loved one or a stranger. Participants were asked to choose between treatment options that could either provide a sure, but mild improvement (sure option) or cure the affected person at a given probability of success (risky option).ResultsRespondents preferred gambles overall, but risk-seeking decreased progressively with higher expected severity of disease. This pattern was observed regardless of the recipient’s identity. Distinctions between targets emerged however whendecisions were conditioned on a treatment’s monetary cost, with participants preferring cheaper options for strangers.DiscussionOverall, these findings provide a descriptive model of individual decision-making under risk for others; and inform on the limits of what can be asked of an individual in service to a stranger.

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Far from the eyes, far from the heart: COVID-19 confinement dampened sensitivity to painful facial features

Cited by 2 publications

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Gut Microbiota and Fear Processing in Women Affected by Obesity: An Exploratory Pilot Study

Gut Microbiota and Fear Processing in Women Affected by Obesity: An Exploratory Pilot Study

Gambling on others’ health: risky pro-social decision-making in the era of COVID-19

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