The neurobiology of anxiety disorders: brain imaging, genetics, and psychoneuroendocrinology

EI Martin, KJ Ressler, E Binder… - Psychiatric …, 2009 - psych.theclinics.com
This work was supported by National Institute of Health (NIH) grants MH-541380, MH-
77083, MH-69056, MH-58922, MH-42088, MH071537, and DA-019624; the Doris Duke …

In vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy of GABA: a methodological review

NAJ Puts, RAE Edden - Progress in nuclear magnetic resonance …, 2012 - Elsevier
Conclusion MRS has become established as a robust and powerful tool for the investigation
of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA. This is a significant success, given the significant …

Edited magnetic resonance spectroscopy detects an age-related decline in brain GABA levels

F Gao, RAE Edden, M Li, NAJ Puts, G Wang, C Liu… - Neuroimage, 2013 - Elsevier
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.
Although measurements of GABA levels in vivo in the human brain using edited proton …

Role of GABA in anxiety and depression

AV Kalueff, DJ Nutt - Depression and anxiety, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
This review assesses the parallel data on the role of gamma‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) in
depression and anxiety. We review historical and new data from both animal and human …

A key role for orexin in panic anxiety

PL Johnson, W Truitt, SD Fitz, PE Minick, A Dietrich… - Nature medicine, 2010 - nature.com
Panic disorder is a severe anxiety disorder with recurrent, debilitating panic attacks. In
individuals with panic disorder there is evidence of decreased central γ-aminobutyric acid …

Yoga Asana sessions increase brain GABA levels: a pilot study

CC Streeter, JE Jensen, RM Perlmutter… - The journal of …, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare changes in brain γ-aminobutyric (GABA)
levels associated with an acute yoga session versus a reading session. It was hypothesized …

Biological markers for anxiety disorders, OCD and PTSD–a consensus statement. Part I: neuroimaging and genetics

B Bandelow, D Baldwin, M Abelli… - The World Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Biomarkers are defined as anatomical, biochemical or physiological traits that
are specific to certain disorders or syndromes. The objective of this paper is to summarise …

Panic disorder

PP Roy-Byrne, MG Craske, MB Stein - The Lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
Panic disorder is a common mental disorder that affects up to 5% of the population at some
point in life. It is often disabling, especially when complicated by agoraphobia, and is …

MR spectroscopic studies of the brain in psychiatric disorders

RJ Maddock, MH Buonocore - Brain imaging in behavioral neuroscience, 2012 - Springer
The measurement of brain metabolites with magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)
provides a unique perspective on the brain bases of neuropsychiatric disorders. As a context …

Orexin, stress, and anxiety/panic states

PL Johnson, A Molosh, SD Fitz, WA Truitt… - Progress in brain …, 2012 - Elsevier
A panic response is an adaptive response to deal with an imminent threat and consists of an
integrated pattern of behavioral (aggression, fleeing, or freezing) and increased …