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Dopamine and sense of agency: Determinants in personality and substance use

Dopamine and sense of agency: Determinants in personality and substance use

 Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Anna Render , Petra Jansen Published: March 19, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214069 Abstract Sense of agency refers to the feeling of control over one’s own actions. The strength of this sense varies inter-individually. This means that people differ in their perception concerning the intensity of their intentions and actions. The current study aims to determine the factors influencing this sense of agency on a personality level. Furthermore, it gives insight into the correlative relation between the strength…

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Symptom severity and mindreading in narcissistic personality disorder

Symptom severity and mindreading in narcissistic personality disorder

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Elena Bilotta, Antonino Carcione, Teresa Fera, Fabio Moroni, Giuseppe Nicolò, Roberto Pedone, Giovanni Pellecchia, Antonio Semerari, Livia Colle Published: August 15, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201216 Abstract Background Grandiose narcissism has been associated with poor ability to understand one’s own mental states and the mental states of others. In particular, two manifestations of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) can be explained by poor mindreading abilities: absence of symptomatic subjective distress and lack of empathy. Methods We conducted two studies…

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