Annalina Valpuri Mayer
Clinician Scientist
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University of Lübeck
I’m a psychologist, psychotherapist in training, and neuroscientist at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Lübeck. My research explores the neural mechanisms underlying social experience and how these become dysfunctional in mental disorders. My current focus is the role of circadian rhythmicity in shaping self-image and learning biases, particularly in depression and low self-esteem.
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Annalina Valpuri Mayer
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Circadian regulation of cognitive biases during adolescence
Circadian regulation of cognitive biases during adolescence
The publications of
Annalina Valpuri Mayer
Aberrant insula activity to negative and reduced learning from positive feedback underlie maladaptive self-beliefs in depression
August 6, 2026
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Translational Psychiatry - Nature
Maladaptive self-beliefs are a core symptom of major depressive disorder. These beliefs are perpetuated by a negatively biased integration of self-related feedback. Understanding the neurocomputational mechanisms of biased belief updating may help to counteract maladaptive beliefs and the maintenance of depression.
