Background. Studies measuring the effects of psychotherapy on brain function are under-represented
relative to analogous studies of medications, possibly reflecting historical biases. …

… The reliability of this novel approach is further supported by recently published data using
the same measure of SC concordance in an antecedent to the present study ( Marci and Orr, …

Objective: To determine whether placebo responses can be explained by characteristics of
the patient, the practitioner, or their interpersonal interaction. Methods: We performed an …

– This preliminary study investigated the effect of emotional distance on psychophysiologic
concordance and perceived empathy in a clinical population. Participants included 20 adult …

The present study presents a biologically based measure of audience engagement. The
measure is based on a neuroscience informed combination of signal processing methods that …

The present study combined measures of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) using positron
emission tomography (PET) with measures of the autonomic nervous system using skin …

The role of laughter during psychotherapy is poorly understood. This study examined 10
unique sessions of psychodynamic psychotherapy with digital videotape and simultaneous …

… the importance of television context (Marci, 2006) and in understanding emotional response
to advertisements experienced during fastforwarding (Marci, 2006; Siefert et al., 2008). …

The present study examined the relationship among contemplation stage of readiness to
change, formation of an early therapeutic alliance, and psychological distress following the first …

The proliferation of media platforms raises questions among marketers about their relative
value. This study tests a neuroscience-informed model of immersive-versus-flexible audience …