Downstate Health Sciences University, while the fMRI data were acquired at the Nathan Kline Institute (NKI) for Psychiatric Research. Standard MRI protocols and exclusion criteria (implants, tattoos, cosmetics, claustrophobia, etc.) were used to ensure subjects’ safety and the quality of data. Individuals with hearing/visual impairment, a history of head injury or moderate and severe cognitive deficits (>21) on the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) [62] were also excluded from the study. Informed consent was obtained from the participants and the research protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Boards of both centers (IRB approval ID: SUNY–266893; NKI–212263).
