This article reviews the anatomical connections of the paraventricular nucleus of the
thalamus (PVT) and discusses some of the connections by which the PVT could influence …

Data will be reviewed using the acoustic startle reflex in rats and humans based on our
attempts to operationally define fear vs anxiety. Although the symptoms of fear and anxiety …

The insular cortex (IC) plays key roles in emotional and regulatory brain functions and is
affected across psychiatric diseases. However, the brain-wide connections of the mouse IC …

Context Little is known about lifetime prevalence or age of onset ofDSM-IVdisorders.
Objective To estimate lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions ofDSM-IVdisorders …

An update to the classic text that links neuroscience and human behavior in the context of
therapy. This groundbreaking book explores the recent revolution in psychotherapy that has …

Stress initiates adaptive processes that allow the organism to physiologically cope with
prolonged or intermittent exposure to real or perceived threats. A major component of this …

primate research suggests that affiliation is a highly complex construct. studies of primate
affiliation demonstrate the need to distinguish between various affiliative behaviors, consider …

The central extended amygdala is an evolutionarily conserved set of interconnected brain
regions that play an important role in threat processing to promote survival. Two core …

Vasopressin and oxytocin strongly modulate autonomic fear responses, through
mechanisms that are still unclear. We describe how these neuropeptides excite distinct …

Decision making and risk taking are interrelated processes that are important for daily
functioning. The somatic marker hypothesis has provided a conceptual basis for processes …