Development of anxiety: The role of threat appraisal and fear learning
Anxious individuals exhibit threat biases at multiple levels of information processing. From a
developmental perspective, abnormal safety learning in childhood may establish threat …
developmental perspective, abnormal safety learning in childhood may establish threat …
Modulation of visual processing by attention and emotion: windows on causal interactions between human brain regions
P Vuilleumier, J Driver - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2007 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Visual processing is not determined solely by retinal inputs. Attentional modulation can arise
when the internal attentional state (current task) of the observer alters visual processing of …
when the internal attentional state (current task) of the observer alters visual processing of …
Processing of temporal unpredictability in human and animal amygdala
The amygdala has been studied extensively for its critical role in associative fear
conditioning in animals and humans. Noxious stimuli, such as those used for fear …
conditioning in animals and humans. Noxious stimuli, such as those used for fear …
Uncertainty during anticipation modulates neural responses to aversion in human insula and amygdala
Uncertainty about potential negative future outcomes can cause stress and is a central
feature of anxiety disorders. The stress and anxiety associated with uncertain situations may …
feature of anxiety disorders. The stress and anxiety associated with uncertain situations may …
[HTML][HTML] Effects of oxytocin and prosocial behavior on brain responses to direct and vicariously experienced pain.
In this study, we tested the validity of 2 popular assumptions about empathy:(a) empathy can
be enhanced by oxytocin, a neuropeptide known to be crucial in affiliative behavior, and (b) …
be enhanced by oxytocin, a neuropeptide known to be crucial in affiliative behavior, and (b) …
Increased oxytocin concentrations and prosocial feelings in humans after ecstasy (3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) administration
GJH Dumont, F Sweep, R Van der Steen… - Social …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract MDMA (3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine or “ecstasy”) is a recreationally
used drug with remarkable and characteristic prosocial effects. In spite of abundant attention …
used drug with remarkable and characteristic prosocial effects. In spite of abundant attention …
Ambiguous-cue interpretation is biased under stress-and depression-like states in rats
T Enkel, D Gholizadeh… - …, 2010 - nature.com
Negative cognitive bias—the tendency to interpret ambiguous situations pessimistically—is
a central feature of stress-related disorders such as depression. The underlying …
a central feature of stress-related disorders such as depression. The underlying …
A meta-analysis of brain mechanisms of placebo analgesia: consistent findings and unanswered questions
Placebo treatments reliably reduce pain in the clinic and in the lab. Because pain is a
subjective experience, it has been difficult to determine whether placebo analgesia is …
subjective experience, it has been difficult to determine whether placebo analgesia is …
Intraneuronal β-amyloid accumulation in the amygdala enhances fear and anxiety in Alzheimer's disease transgenic mice
BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive memory decline
and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Despite common emotional symptoms in AD such as …
and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Despite common emotional symptoms in AD such as …
Differences in “bottom-up” and “top-down” neural activity in current and former cigarette smokers: evidence for neural substrates which may promote nicotine …
Drug-related stimuli, through conditioning, are thought to acquire incentive motivational
properties that code possible reward availability and elicit an attentional bias, possibly …
properties that code possible reward availability and elicit an attentional bias, possibly …