Abstract Objectives Although a great deal of research is conducted into the neurobiological correlates autism, there has been no recent overview findings from this in terms how they translate to clinical practice. To provide an literature fields head size, brain volume, region, connectivity between regions, and synaptic function, as apply with view informing Methods Major empirical review paper...

Emotions involve physiological responses that are regulated by the brain. The present paper reviews the empirical literature on central nervous system (CNS) and autonomic nervous system (ANS) concomitants of emotional states, with a focus on studies that simultaneously assessed CNS and ANS activity. The reviewed data support two primary conclusions: (1) numerous cortical and subcortical regions...

This study examines concomitants of volunteering in the context of other lifestyle activities. Investigating formal volunteering in old-old age, the authors analyzed data of 148 volunteers versus 1,195 nonvolunteers in a national sample of the Israeli Jewish population aged 75-94. As hypothesized, being a volunteer related (whether as a cause or effect) to more positive functioning on psychosoc...