Pathological fear and anxiety are highly debilitating and, despite considerable advances in
psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy they remain insufficiently treated in many patients with …

There is considerable interest, from both a basic and clinical standpoint, in gaining a greater
understanding of how pharmaceutical or behavioral manipulations alter fear extinction in …

Given the ever‐increasing sources of trauma both nationally and globally, it is imperative to
develop new and better treatments for anxiety disorders such as posttraumatic stress …

In anxiety disorders, such as posttraumatic stress disorders and phobias, classical
conditioning pairs natural (unconditioned) fear-eliciting stimuli with contextual or discrete …

The neural circuitry underlying the fear response is extremely well conserved across
mammalian species, which has allowed for the rapid translation of research findings in …

Cognitive-behavioral therapy is an effective intervention for anxiety disorders. However, a
significant number of people do not respond or only show partial response even after an …

Emotional learning is extremely important for the survival of an individual. However, once
acquired, emotional associations are not always expressed. The regulation of emotional …

Posttraumatic stress disorder manifests after exposure to a traumatic event and is
characterized by avoidance/numbing, intrusive symptoms and flashbacks, mood and …

Although the fear response is an adaptive response to threatening situations, a number of
psychiatric disorders feature prominent fear-related symptoms caused, in part, by failures of …

Through advances in both basic and clinical scientific research, Pavlovian fear conditioning
and extinction have become an exemplary translational model for understanding and …