Abstract The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory–Trait version (STAI-T) was developed to measure
an individual's tendency to experience anxiety, but it may lack discriminant evidence of …

The ventral tegmental area dopamine (VTA-DA) mesolimbic circuit processes emotional,
motivational, and social reward associations together with their more demanding cognitive …

Anxiety is a mental state characterized by an intense sense of tension, worry or
apprehension, relative to something adverse that might happen in the future. Researchers …

The gut dysbiosis by stressors such as immobilization deteriorates psychiatric disorders
through microbiota-gut-brain axis activation. To understand whether probiotics could …

Stress and pain are interleaved at multiple levels-interacting and influencing each other.
Both are modulated by psychosocial factors including fears, beliefs, and goals, and are …

In neuroscience, the term 'Stress' has a negative connotation because of its potential to
trigger or exacerbate psychopathologies. Yet in the face of exposure to stress, the more …

Background Emerging evidence points to a central role of mitochondria in psychiatric
disorders. However, little is known about the molecular players that regulate mitochondria in …

Mitochondria in neurons, in addition to their primary role in bioenergetics, also contribute to
specialized functions, including regulation of synaptic transmission, Ca2+ homeostasis …

Objective Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are produced by the gut microbiota and may
reflect health. Gut symptoms are common in individuals with depressive disorders, and …

Accumulating data highlight the contribution of brain mitochondria and bioenergetics to
psychiatric disorders and stress-related pathologies. Although anxiety has not received …