Peer-Reviewed Publications

2025

Intergenerational transmission of valence bias is moderated by attachment
Humphries, A., Peckinpaugh, I.K., Kupka, G., Blair, R. J. R., Tottenham, N., & Neta, M. — Developmental Science

Segregation of three resting-state brain networks predicts reappraisal success across the lifespan
Pierce, J.E., & Neta, M. — Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience, 20(1)

Using objective measures to evaluate the role of physical activity as a compensatory mechanism of emotion regulation
Kupka, G., Humphries, A., Goldberg, E., Harp, N., Nelson, T., & Neta, M. — Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Measuring the semantic priming effect across many languages (in press) (preprint)
Buchanan, E. M., Cuccolo, K., …Neta, M., … Lewis, S. C. Stage 2 Registered Report at Nature Human Behaviour

Crowdsourcing multiverse analyses to explore the impact of different data-processing and analysis decisions: A tutorial (in press) (preprint)
Heyman, T., Pronizius, E., ...Neta, M., ... Buchanan, E.M. — Psychological Methods

Chronic stress may amplify gender/sex differences in amygdala reactivity to ambiguous emotional stimuli (in press)
Lorenz, T. K. Harp, N. R., Angeletti, P., & Neta, M. — Stress & Health, 41
doi: 10.1002/smi.70035

Developmental window during which reappraisal may mitigate intergenerational transmission of depression (in press)
Peckinpaugh, I.K., & Neta, M. — Affective Science

Self-reported concussion history is not related to cortical volume in college athletes
Schultz, D. H., Bouchard, H. C., Barbot, M. C., Laing-Young, J. M., Chiao, A., Higgins, K. L., Barbey, A. K., Savage, C. R., & Neta, M. — PloS ONE, 20(4)
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319736

Intersection of biases: In-group positivity for racially diverse ambiguous facial expressions
Pierce, J. E., Grisso, M., & Neta, M. — Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 28(5)
doi: 10.1177/13684302251320362
 

2024

Resting-state functional network segregation of the default mode network predicts valence bias across the lifespan
Pierce, J. E., Wig, G. S., Harp, N. R., & Neta, M. — Imaging Neuroscience, 2
doi: 10.1162/imag_a_00403

Greater social network complexity mitigates pandemic-related negativity
Haque, E., Harp, N. R., & Neta, M. — Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 42(1)
doi: 10.1177/02654075241287235

Two common and distinct forms of variation in human functional brain networks
Dworetsky, A., Seitzman, B. A., Adeyemo, B., Nielsen, A. N., Hatoum, A. S., Smith, D. M., Nichols, T. E., Neta, M., Petersen, S. E., & Gratton, C. — Nature Neuroscience, 27
doi: 10.1038/s41593-024-01618-2

A more connected future: How social connection, interdisciplinary approaches, and new technology will shape the affective science of loneliness, a commentary on the Special Issue
Pierce, J. E., Jones, V. K., & Neta, M. — Affective Science, 5
doi: 10.1007/s42761-024-00266-w

Relating objective measures of physical activity to emotion regulation
Kupka, G., Humphries, A., & Neta, M. — Affective Science

In the face of ambiguity: Intrinsic brain organization in development predicts one's bias toward positivity or negativity
Harp, N. R., Nielsen, A. N., Schultz, D., Chan, L., & Neta, M. — Cerebral Cortex, 34(3)
doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhae102

Associations of state and chronic loneliness with interpretation bias: The role of internalizing symptoms
Grocott, B., Neta, M., Chen, F., LeMoult, J. — Behaviour Research and Therapy, 180
doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104603

Proposing a model whereby negative valence bias increases the risk for more severe dysphoric PTSD and depression symptomology
Clinchard, C. J., Harp, N. R., Lorenz, T. K., & Neta, M. — Emotion, 24(5)
doi: 10.1037/emo0001335
 

2023

Concussion-related disruptions to hub connectivity in the default mode network are related to symptoms and cognitive performance
Bouchard, H. C., Higgins, K. L., Amadon, G. K., Laing, J. M., Maerlander, A., Al-Momani, S., Albers, L., Neta, M., Savage, C. R., & Schultz, D. H. — Journal of Neurotrauma, 41(5-6)
doi: 10.1101/2023.03.07.531551

The role of trait reappraisal in response to emotional ambiguity: A meta-analysis
Harp, N. R., Gross, J. J., Uusberg, A., & Neta, M. — Emotion, 24(4)
doi: 10.1037/emo0001316

Hemispheric specialization and interhemispheric interaction-from perception to consciousness: Introduction to a special issue in honor of Eran Zaidel (1944-2021)
Uddin, L. Q., Fernandino, L., Neta, M., Greene, D. J., & Mooshagian, E. — Neuropsychologia, 191
doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2023.108725

Shift in valence bias associated with decrease in trait anxiety and depression symptoms
Harp, N. R., Blair, R. J. R., & Neta, M. — Cognitive Therapy & Research, 48
doi: 10.1007/s10608-023-10437-x

Specialized late cingulo-opercular network activation elucidates the mechanisms underlying decisions about ambiguity
Pierce, J. E., Petro, N. M., Clancy, E., Gratton, C., Petersen, S. E., & Neta, M. — NeuroImage, 279
doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120314

Think again: The role of reappraisal in reducing negative valence bias
Neta, M., Harp, N. R., Tong, T. T., Clinchard, C. J., Brown, C. C., Gross, J. J., & Uusberg, A. — Cognition & Emotion, 37(2)
doi: 10.1080/02699931.2022.2160698

Facial coverings differentially alter valence judgments of emotional expressions
Harp, N. R., Langbehn, A., Larsen, J. T., Niedenthal, P. M., & Neta, M. — Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 45(4)
doi: 10.1080/01973533.2023.2221360

Tendency to share positive emotions buffers loneliness-related negativity in the context of shared adversity
Harp, N. R. & Neta, M. — Journal of Research in Personality, 102
doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2022.104333

Negative interpretation bias connects to real-world daily affect: A multistudy approach
Puccetti, N. A., Villano, W. J., Stamatis, C. A., Hall, K. A., Torres, V. F., Neta, M., Timpano, K. R., Heller, A. S. — Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 152(6)
doi: 10.1037/xge0001351

Surprise as an emotion: A response to Ortony
Neta, M., & Kim, M. J. — Perspectives on Psychological Science, 18(4)
doi: 10.1177/17456916221132789

Societal uncertainty impacts responses to emotional ambiguity: Increasing negative bias during the COVID-19 pandemic
Harp, N. R., Haque, E., Chan, L., & Neta, M. — Affective Science, 4
 

2022

Affective flexibility as a developmental building block of cognitive reappraisal: An fMRI study
Pierce, J. E., Haque, E., & Neta, M. — Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 58
doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101170

Task-irrelevant emotional faces impact BOLD responses more for prosaccades than antisaccades in a mixed saccade fMRI task
Pierce, J. E., Clancy, E., Petro, N. M., Dodd, M. D., & Neta, M. — Neuropsychologia, 177
doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108428

Political identity biases Americans' judgments of outgroup emotion
Basyouni, R., Harp, N. R., Haas, I. J., & Neta, M. — Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 103
doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2022.104392

Interpersonal emotion regulation mitigates the link between trait neuroticism and a more negative valence bias
Brock, R. L., Harp, N. R., & Neta, M. — Personality and Individual Differences, 196
doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2022.111726

Mindfulness-based stress reduction triggers a long-term shift toward more positive appraisals of emotional ambiguity
Harp, N. R., Freeman, J. B., & Neta, M. — Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 151(9)
doi: 10.1037/xge0001173

Reappraisal-related downregulation of amygdala BOLD activation occurs only during explicit post-stimulus evaluation
Pierce, J. E., Blair, R. J. R., Clark, K. R., Neta, M. — Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, 22
doi: 10.3758/s13415-021-00980-z

2021

Reappraisal—but not suppression—tendencies determine negativity bias after laboratory and real-world stress exposure
Raio, C. M., Harp, N. R., Brown, C. C., & Neta, M. — Affective Science, 2
doi: 10.1007/s42761-021-00059-5

Positivity effect in aging: Evidence for the primacy of positive responses toward emotional ambiguity
Petro, N. M., Basyouni, R., & Neta, M. — Neurobiology of Aging, 106
doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.06.015

Social connectedness and negative affect uniquely explain individual differences in response to emotional ambiguity
Neta, M. & Brock, R. L. — Nature: Scientific Reports, 11
doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-80471-2

Exploring valence bias as a metric for fronto-amygdalar connectivity and depressive symptoms in childhood
Petro, N. M., Tottenham, N., & Neta, M. — Developmental Psychobiology, 63(5)
doi: 10.1002/dev.22084 

Probabilistic mapping of human functional brain networks identifies regions of high group consensus
Dworetsky, A., Seitzman, B. A., Adeyemo, B., Neta, M., Coalson, R. S., Petersen, S. E., & Gratton, C. — NeuroImage, 237
doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118164

The dynamic process of ambiguous emotion perception
Neta, M., Berkebile, M., & Freeman, J. B. — Cognition & Emotion, 35(4)
doi: 10.1080/02699931.2020.1862063

Spring break or heart break? Extending the valence bias to emotional words
Harp, N. R., Brown, C. C., & Neta, M. — Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12(7)
doi: 10.1177/1948550620972296
 

2019

One step at a time: Physical activity is linked to positive interpretations of ambiguity
Neta, M., Harp, N. R., Henley, D. J., Beckford, S. E., & Koehler, K. — PloS one, 14(11)
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225106
 

2018

Individual differences in valence bias: fMRI evidence of the initial negativity hypothesis
Petro, N. M., Tong, T. T., Henley, D. J., & Neta, M. — Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience, 13(7)
doi: 10.1093/scan/nsy049

Through the eyes of the beholder: Simulated Eye-movement Experience ("SEE") modulates valence bias in response to emotional ambiguity
Neta, M. & Dodd, M. D. — Emotion, 18(8)
doi: 10.1037/emo0000421

It’s a matter of time (perspectives): Shifting valence responses to emotional ambiguity
Neta, M., Tong, T. T., & Henley, D. J. — Motivation & Emotion, 42
doi: 10.1007/s11031-018-9665-7
 

2017

Cortisol response enhance negative valence perception for ambiguous facial expressions
Brown, C. C., Raio, C. M., & Neta, M. (2017) — Nature: Scientific Reports, 7
doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-14846-3

The impact of uncertain threat on affective bias: Individual differences in response to ambiguity
Neta, M., Cantelon, J., Mahoney, C. R., Taylor, H. A., & Davis, F. C. — Emotion, 17(8)
doi: 10.1037/emo0000349

All in the first glance: First fixation predicts individual differences in valence bias
Neta, M., Tong, T. T., Rosen, M. L., Enersen, A., Kim, M. J., & Dodd, M. D. — Cognition & Emotion, 31(4)
doi: 10.1080/02699931.2016.1152231

Dorsal anterior cingulate, medial superior frontal cortex, and anterior insula show performance reporting-related late task control signals
Neta, M., Nelson, S. M., & Petersen, S. E. — Cerebral Cortex, 27(3)
doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhw053

Distinct stages of moment-to-moment processing in the cinguloopercular and frontoparietal networks
Gratton, C., Neta, M., Sun, H., Ploran, E. J., Schlaggar, B.L., Wheeler, M. E., Petersen, S. E., & Nelson, S. M. — Cerebral Cortex, 27(3)
doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhw092
 

2016

Don't like what you see? Give it time: Longer reaction times associated with increased positive affect
Neta, M. & Tong, T. T. — Emotion, 16(5)
doi: 10.1037/emo0000181

Interpreting ambiguous social cues in unpredictable contexts
Davis, F. C., Neta, M., Kim, M. J., Moran, J. M., & Whalen, P. J. — Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience, 11(5)
doi: 10.1093/scan/nsw003

A face versus non-face context influences amygdala responses to masked fearful eye whites
Kim, M. J., Solomon, K. M., Neta, M., Davis, F. C., Oler, J. A., Mazzulla, E. C., & Whalen, P. J. — Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience
doi: 10.1093/scan/nsw110

Tasks driven by perceptual information do not recruit sustained BOLD activity in cingulo-opercular regions
Dubis, J. W., Siegel, J. S.,Neta, M., Visscher, K. M., & Petersen, S. E. — Cerebral Cortex, 26(1)
doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhu187
 

Before 2016

Spatial and temporal characteristics of error-related activity in the human brain (2015)
Neta, M., Miezin, F. M., Nelson, S. M., Dubis, J. W., Dosenbach, N. U. F., Schlaggar, B. L., & Petersen, S. E. — Journal of Neuroscience, 35(1)
doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1313-14.2015

Botulinum toxin-induced facial muscle paralysis affects amygdala responses to the perception of emotional expressions: Preliminary findings from an A-B-A design (2014)
Kim, M. J., Neta, M., Davis, F. C., Ruberry, E. J., Dinescu, D., Heatherton, T. F., Stotland, M. A., & Whalen, P. J. — Biology of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, 4(11)
doi: 10.1186/2045-5380-4-11

Separable responses to error, ambiguity, and reaction time in cingulo-opercular task control regions (2014)
Neta, M., Schlaggar, B. L., & Petersen, S. E. — NeuroImage, 99
doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.05.053

Developmental changes in the organization of functional connections between the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex (2014)
Greene, D. J., Laumann, T. O., Dubis, J. W., Ihnen, S. K., Neta, M., Power, J. D., Pruett, J. R., Black, K. J., & Schlaggar, B. L. — Journal of Neuroscience, 34(17)
doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3069-13.2014

Neural responses to ambiguity involve domain-general and specific emotion processing systems (2013)
Neta, M., Kelley, W. M., & Whalen, P. J. — Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 25(4)
doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_00363

Valence resolution of facial expressions using an emotional oddball task (2011)
Neta, M., Davis, F. C., & Whalen, P. J. — Emotion, 11(6)
doi: 10.1037/a0022993

Individual differences in neural activity during a facial expression vs. identity working memory task (2011)
Neta, M. & Whalen, P. J. — NeuroImage, 56(3)
doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.02.051

The primacy of negative interpretations when resolving the valence of ambiguous facial expressions (2010)
Neta, M., & Whalen, P. J. — Psychological Science, 21(7)
doi: 10.1177/0956797610373934

Behind the mask: The influence of mask-type on amygdala response to fearful faces (2010)
Kim, M. J., Loucks, R. A., Neta, M., Davis, F. C., Oler, J. A., Mazzulla, E. C., & Whalen, P. J. — Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 5(4)
doi: 10.1093/scan/nsq014

Corrugator muscle responses to surprised facial expressions are associated with individual differences in positivity-negativity bias (2009)
Neta, M., Norris, C. J., & Whalen, P. J. — Emotion, 9(5)
doi: 10.1037/a0016819

The proactive brain: Using little information to make predictive judgments (2008)
Bar, M. & Neta, M. — Journal of Consumer Behavior, 7(4-5)
doi: 10.1002/cb.254

Integrated contextual representation for objects’ identities and their locations (2008)
Gronau, N., Neta, M., & Bar, M. — Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 20(3)
doi: 10.1162/jocn.2008.20027

Measuring attention in the hemispheres: The Lateralized Attention Network Test (LANT) (2007)
Greene, D.J., Barnea, A., Herzberg, K., Rassis, A., Neta, M., Raz, A., & Zaidel, E. — Brain & Cognition, 66(1)
doi: 10.1016/j.bandc.2007.05.003

Visual elements of subjective preference modulate amygdala activation (2007)
Bar, M. & Neta, M. — Neuropsychologia, 45
doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.03.008

Visual contextual representations bind semantic and spatial associations (2006)
Gronau, N., Neta, M., & Bar, M. — Journal of Vision, 6(6)
doi: 10.1167/6.6.618

Humans prefer curved visual objects (2006)
Bar, M. & Neta, M. — Psychological Science, 17(8)
doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01759.x

Very first impressions (2006)
Bar, M., Neta, M., & Linz, H. — Emotion, 6
doi: 10.1037/1528-3542.6.2.269

The architecture of the cingulo-opercular network reveals two distinct sub-systems (preprint)
Gratton, C. Dworetsky, A., Seitzman, B. A., Adeyemo, B., Petersen, S. E., & Neta, M. (revise-resubmit) — Cerebral Cortex

Using objective measures to evaluate the role of physical activity as a compensatory mechanism of emotion regulation
Kupka, G., Humphries, A., Harp, N. R., Nelson, T. D., & Neta, M. (revise-resubmit) — Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Interpretation bias is shaped by differentiation of emotions between and within valence categories
Grisso, M. K., Harp, N. R., Schalk, J. C., Pierce, J. E., & Neta, M. (under review)

Modeling sports-related concussion using hierarchical generalized additive models: A longitudinal diffusion MRI study in college athletes
Muncy, N. M., Bouchard, H. C., Schultz, D. H., Neta, M., & Barbey, A. K. (under review)

Valence bias arises from both positive and negative responses to ambiguous stimuli
Pierce, J. E., Harp, N. R., Gross, J. J., & Neta, M. (under review)

A novel measure of affective flexibility predicts better reappraisal in children (preprint)
Pierce, J. E., Chan, L., & Neta, M. (under review)