Journal of CognitionMay 26, 2026Lionel A Newman, Ming Cao, Susanne Täuber et al.
Previous work has shown that successful tacit coordination depends on the availability of working memory resources. Much less is known about how thought processes, such as mind-wandering and self- vs. other-oriented attention, influence tacit coordination. In this experiment, we examined the effect of these thought processes on tacit coordination, and whether we could influence performance and...
PsyArXivFebruary 15, 2024Lionel Alfred Newman, Ming Cao, Susanne Täuber et al.
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In our previous study (Newman et al., in press, SCAN), dyad performance in a coordination task was shown to be amenable to manipulations of processes that underpin perspective-taking, namely working memory. When we diminished resources commonly implicated in observational perspective-taking, coordination performance also diminished. In this study, we expand on these findings to test whether...
Esketamine (ESK), an intravenous anesthetic, exerts antidepressant effects; however, the antidepression mechanism is not clear. The aim of this study was to explore whether microglial cannabinoid type 2 (CB2) receptor and protein kinase C (PKC) are involved in the antidepressant effects of ESK. In this investigation, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to stimulate BV-2 microglia to mimic...