Concepts linking neuroscience substrates to psychological experience -- from reward circuits and dopamine to fear networks, conditioning, and the neural basis of emotion. This intersection grounds cPNI psychology in measurable brain architecture and function.
| Concept | Categories |
|---|---|
| 11β-HSD2 | molecule-mediator |
| 2-AG | molecule-mediator |
| 5-HTTLPR | gene-protein |
| ACC | psychological, structure |
| ACEs | psychological |
| addiction | clinical-concept, psychological, process |
| ADHD | process |
| adverse childhood experiences | process, psychological |
| alexithymia | psychological |
| ALLO | process |
| AMPs | -- |
| Amygdala | psychological |
| anger | psychological |
| anhedonia | process |
| anorexia nervosa | clinical-concept, intervention, psychological |
| anterior cingulate cortex | structure, psychological, process |
| anterior insula | psychological |
| anterior-cingulate-cortex | structure, psychological |
| Anxiety | psychological |
| anxiety disorders | clinical-concept |
| approach-avoidance conflict | psychological |
| autoimmune diseases | clinical-concept, process |
| autonomic balance | structure |
| autonomic regulation | psychological, process |
| Balanced Placebo Design | psychological |
| barracks-boulevards-battlefields model | framework |
| basal ganglia | psychological |
| basolateral amygdala | psychological |
| BDNF Val66Met | process |
| bed nucleus of stria terminalis | psychological |
| BNST | uncategorized |
| bonding system physiology and cognitive reserve | -- |
| bottom-up therapies | intervention, psychological |
| brain microstates | psychological |
| brain pull | clinical-concept, psychological |
| brain push | clinical-concept, psychological |
| Brain-Based Biomarkers | diagnostic |
| breathing exercises | intervention |
| C tactile fibres | psychological |
| CAMP | framework |
| CART | molecule-mediator |
| CART protein | molecule-mediator |
| CBT | intervention, psychological |
| central amygdala | psychological, structure |
| central executive network | psychological |
| Chronic Life Stress | process |
| chronic stress | process |
| chronic-stress | clinical-concept, psychological |
| cingulate cortex | structure, psychological |
| cognitive behavioral therapy | psychological, intervention |
| cognitive conscience | diagnostic, psychological |
| cognitive distortions | framework |
| cognitive dysfunction | process |
| Cognitive Immune System | psychological, system-axis |
| cognitive reframing | process, intervention, psychological |
| Cognitive Reserve | psychological, structure |
| cognitive-behavioral therapy | intervention |
| COMT | molecule-mediator |
| conditioned immune response | psychological |
| Conditioned immunomodulation | psychological |
| conditioned immunosuppression | psychological |
| Conditioned Pain Modulation | process, psychological, structure |
| conditioned taste aversion | psychological |
| Conditioning | psychological |
| Corpus Callosum Function | structure, process |
| cortex insularis | psychological |
| Critical Period | molecule-mediator, clinical-concept |
| CTRA | gene-protein, process |
| dACC | psychological, structure, process |
| decision-making | psychological |
| default mode network | intervention |
| dentate gyrus | structure |
| Depression | clinical-concept, process |
| depression chronic pain chronic fatigue — bonding system failure | -- |
| descending facilitation | process, molecule-mediator |
| descending pain modulation | process, psychological, intervention |
| despair | psychological |
| Digital-AMP | -- |
| DIMs | psychological, intervention |
| discrimination | process |
| disgust | psychological |
| disgust response | psychological, cell-type |
| disgust sensitivity | psychological |
| Dissociation | process |
| distortion | process, clinical-concept, intervention |
| distress | clinical-concept |
| dopamine system | psychological |
| dopaminergic | molecule-mediator |
| dopaminergic pathways | psychological |
| dorsal ACC | psychological, structure |
| dorsal anterior cingulate cortex | structure |
| dorsal vagal | clinical-concept, psychological |
| DSI-Switch | molecule-mediator |
| EAMP | psychological |
| Ego depletion | process, intervention, psychological |
| egodystonic | psychological |
| egosyntonic | psychological |
| electronic pollution and brainwave interference | -- |
| EMDR | intervention, psychological |
| emotional | diagnostic, psychological |
| Emotional AMP | diagnostic, psychological |
| emotional motor system | psychological, system-axis |
| emotional processing | process, psychological |
| Endorphin | molecule-mediator |
| endorphin resistance | process, clinical-concept, intervention |
| Endorphins | molecule-mediator |
| Enkephalin | molecule-mediator |
| enkephalins | molecule-mediator |
| enteroviruses | organism, clinical-concept |
| environmental stressor | environmental, structure, gene-protein |
| epigenetic | gene-protein |
| ETL | clinical-concept, gene-protein |
| evolutionary expectations | environmental |
| evolutionary psychology | psychological |
| evolutionary theory of loneliness | process |
| executive control network | psychological |
| executive function | psychological |
| Exformation | process, psychological |
| Expression Suppression Syndrome | process, clinical-concept |
| family constellations | psychological, clinical-practice |
| fatigue | molecule-mediator, cell-type, structure |
| fear | psychological |
| fear network | structure, intervention, psychological |
| Fibromyalgia | molecule-mediator, clinical-concept, psychological |
| Fibromyalgia | psychological, molecule-mediator, clinical-concept |
| FKBP5 | process, gene-protein |
| freeze | psychological, clinical-concept |
| freeze response | psychological, clinical-concept |
| frenetic burnout | clinical-concept, psychological |
| frontal cortex | psychological, structure |
| frontotemporal dementia | clinical-concept, intervention, psychological |
| functional connectivity | diagnostic, structure |
| GABAergic Maturation | process |
| generalisation | framework, process |
| generalisations | framework |
| Grey Matter Volume | process |
| Guilt | psychological |
| habituation | process, psychological |
| habituator | psychological |
| Habituators | psychological |
| health anxiety | psychological |
| health governor | psychological |
| Hebb's law | psychological |
| Helicopter parenting | psychological, clinical-concept, intervention |
| helplessness | psychological, molecule-mediator, clinical-concept |
| high sensitivity | psychological, clinical-concept |
| Highly Sensitive Person | clinical-concept, intervention, psychological |
| hippocampal atrophy | clinical-concept |
| hippocampal bottleneck | -- |
| hippocampal development | psychological, gene-protein |
| Hippocampus | structure |
| Holotropic breathing | intervention, clinical-concept |
| homeostatic emotions | psychological |
| homeostatic feelings | psychological |
| hope | psychological |
| hopelessness | psychological |
| Hypericum | molecule-mediator |
| Identity-Oriented Psychotrauma Therapy | psychological, clinical-practice |
| IFN-γ | molecule-mediator, process |
| Imitation vs Identification | psychological, process |
| immune activation | process, psychological |
| immune conditioning | psychological |
| implicit vigilance | uncategorized |
| imprinting | intervention |
| imprinting-bonding safety and security | -- |
| Instructional set | psychological |
| insula | structure, psychological |
| insula cortex | structure, psychological |
| insular cortex | structure, psychological |
| insular-cortex | structure, psychological |
| insulin as social substance | molecule-mediator |
| interoception | process, diagnostic |
| interoceptive | uncategorized |
| Interoceptive Awareness | intervention, diagnostic, psychological |
| irritable bowel syndrome | clinical-concept |
| KOR | receptor-channel |
| language | psychological |
| libido | psychological |
| Limbic system | psychological, structure |
| lithium | nutrient |
| Loneliness | process |
| maladaptive social cognition | psychological |
| maternal stress | process, psychological |
| Meaning response | psychological |
| MeCP2 | process |
| medial amygdala | psychological |
| medial prefrontal cortex | psychological, structure |
| Meditation | process, intervention |
| memory | psychological |
| memory consolidation | psychological, process |
| mental health | process |
| mesocortical pathway | psychological |
| mesolimbic pathway | psychological |
| Metabolic Depression | clinical-concept |
| Mindfulness | intervention, process |
| MIPS model | framework |
| mirror neurons | intervention |
| mobile internet block — Castelo 2025 | -- |
| mood | psychological |
| mood disorders | molecule-mediator, clinical-concept |
| MOR | receptor-channel, molecule-mediator, psychological |
| motivation | psychological |
| Movement neglect | clinical-concept |
| NATAF hypothesis | framework, clinical-concept |
| natural language biomarkers | diagnostic |
| neglect | psychological |
| neural trace | process |
| Neurologic Pain Signature (NPS) | structure, psychological |
| neuroneogenesis | process |
| neuroplasticity | psychological |
| NGFBP-1 | receptor-channel, intervention |
| nigrostriatal pathway | system-axis, molecule-mediator, intervention |
| NLP | intervention, framework |
| nocebo effect | molecule-mediator, structure |
| nucleus accumbens | psychological |
| Observational learning | psychological |
| obsessive-compulsive disorder | clinical-concept |
| OCD | clinical-concept, psychological |
| olfactory bulb | structure, environmental, diagnostic |
| olfactory cortex | psychological, structure |
| olfactory system | system-axis |
| Optimism | psychological |
| orbitofrontal cortex | psychological, structure |
| Orchid vs Dandelion | uncategorized |
| OXTR | receptor-channel |
| oxytocin | molecule-mediator |
| pain asymbolia | uncategorized |
| pain neuroscience education | process, intervention |
| panic | psychological |
| panic disorder | clinical-concept, psychological |
| parabrachial nucleus | psychological, structure |
| periaqueductal gray | structure, psychological |
| persistent pain | process |
| personality | psychological, intervention, gene-protein |
| PFC | psychological |
| Pharmacological Conditioning | psychological |
| Pharmacological Conditioning | psychological |
| Pheromone | psychological |
| pheromones | psychological |
| photographic medicine | -- |
| physiological conscience | psychological |
| placebo analgesia | psychological |
| placebo effect | psychological |
| polyvagal theory | psychological, framework |
| post-traumatic stress disorder | psychological, clinical-concept |
| posterior insula | psychological, structure |
| postpartum depression | process |
| Prefrontal cortex | structure |
| prepotent responding | psychological |
| psychological resilience | psychological |
| psychological stress | process, clinical-concept |
| psychomotor activity | psychological |
| psychomotor retardation | process |
| psychoneuroimmune | molecule-mediator, cell-type, structure |
| Psychoneuroimmunology | molecule-mediator, cell-type, framework |
| psychosocial stress | process, clinical-concept |
| psychotherapy | intervention, psychological |
| PTSD | psychological |
| Purpose in Life | psychological, clinical-practice |
| Reactive Depression | environmental, psychological |
| Reinforcement Learning | psychological |
| representational system | system-axis, psychological, intervention |
| representational systems | psychological, intervention, diagnostic |
| resilience | process |
| Response Conditioning | psychological |
| reward | psychological, process |
| reward deficiency | psychological |
| Reward Deficiency Syndrome | clinical-concept, molecule-mediator, process |
| reward pathways | psychological |
| reward processing | psychological |
| Reward Responsiveness | psychological |
| reward system | psychological, system-axis |
| right hemisphere | structure |
| Robert Ader | historical, psychological |
| Sadness | psychological |
| Saffron | molecule-mediator, psychological |
| salience detection | process, psychological, clinical-concept |
| salience network | psychological |
| salutary relationships | clinical-concept, diagnostic, gene-protein |
| Salvia | clinical-concept, intervention, psychological |
| SAMP | process |
| Schizophrenia | clinical-concept |
| Searching System | psychological, system-axis |
| self-awareness | psychological |
| self-awareness | psychological |
| self-esteem | diagnostic, psychological |
| self-protective coping | clinical-concept |
| sensitisation | process |
| serotonergic | molecule-mediator |
| serotonin transporter | receptor-channel, gene-protein |
| Shame | psychological |
| sickness behaviour | process |
| SIMs | intervention, diagnostic, psychological |
| singing | intervention |
| skin-to-skin contact | intervention |
| SLC6A4 | uncategorized |
| social contagion | psychological, environmental |
| social isolation | process |
| Social learning | psychological |
| social withdrawal | process |
| somatic experiencing | psychological, structure |
| somatic grief integration | psychological, clinical-practice |
| somatic marker hypothesis | psychological, process |
| somatic signature | psychological |
| SSRIs | intervention |
| Strategy Formation | process, psychological, structure |
| stress | cell-type, psychological |
| stress management | intervention, psychological |
| stress pheromones | psychological |
| stress reduction | intervention, process |
| stress resilience | process, psychological |
| stress-management | intervention, nutrient, psychological |
| subgenual ACC | psychological |
| Survival Self | psychological, clinical-practice |
| symptom perception disorder | clinical-concept, psychological |
| synaptic pruning | process |
| Tai Chi Chih | intervention |
| Tegmentum Ventralis | psychological, structure |
| Text-Context Model | framework |
| threat detection | process |
| threat perception | psychological, process |
| threat sensitivity | process, psychological |
| Top-Down Control | psychological, intervention |
| transgenerational trauma | process, psychological |
| trauma | process |
| traumatic stress | psychological |
| Treatment Context | intervention |
| Treatment ritual | intervention |
| treatment-resistant depression | process, clinical-concept |
| TRP3-4 channels | receptor-channel, structure, intervention |
| valence maps | psychological |
| ventral striatum | psychological, structure |
| ventral tegmental area | psychological, structure |
| Ventral tegmentum | psychological, structure |
| ventral vagal | intervention |
| ventral-tegmental-area | psychological |
| ventromedial prefrontal cortex | psychological, structure |
| Visceral Hypersensitivity | clinical-concept, psychological |
| vmPFC | psychological |
| von Economo neurons | psychological, structure |
| Voodoo Death | psychological |
| VTA | psychological, structure |
| yoga | intervention |