Neurobiological links between stress and anxiety

N Daviu, MR Bruchas, B Moghaddam, C Sandi… - Neurobiology of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Stress and anxiety have intertwined behavioral and neural underpinnings. These
commonalities are critical for understanding each state, as well as their mutual interactions …

Prefrontal cortex executive processes affected by stress in health and disease

M Girotti, SM Adler, SE Bulin, EA Fucich… - Progress in Neuro …, 2018 - Elsevier
Prefrontal cortical executive functions comprise a number of cognitive capabilities necessary
for goal directed behavior and adaptation to a changing environment. Executive dysfunction …

Health anxiety and mental health outcome during COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: the mediating and moderating roles of psychological flexibility

G Landi, KI Pakenham, G Boccolini, S Grandi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 emergency has severely affected the Italian population. During a pandemic,
those with high health anxiety are at risk of adverse mental health outcomes, including …

Childhood unpredictability and the development of exploration

Y Xu, MB Harms, CS Green… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Early in development, the process of exploration helps children gather new information that
fosters learning about the world. Yet, it is unclear how childhood experiences may influence …

Consequences of COVID-19 confinement on anxiety, sleep and executive functions of children and adolescents in Spain

R Lavigne-Cerván, B Costa-López… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Children and adolescents are not indifferent to the dramatic impact of the COVID-19
pandemic, and the need to be forced to live in confinement. The change in life to which they …

Cognitive control and flexibility in the context of stress and depressive symptoms: The cognitive control and flexibility questionnaire

RL Gabrys, N Tabri, H Anisman, K Matheson - Frontiers in psychology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Cognitive control and (cognitive) flexibility play an important role in an individual's ability to
adapt to continuously changing environments. In addition to facilitating goal-directed …

Ketogenic diet enhances neurovascular function with altered gut microbiome in young healthy mice

D Ma, AC Wang, I Parikh, SJ Green, JD Hoffman… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Neurovascular integrity, including cerebral blood flow (CBF) and blood-brain barrier (BBB)
function, plays a major role in determining cognitive capability. Recent studies suggest that …

The type of stress matters: repeated injection and permanent social isolation stress in male mice have a differential effect on anxiety-and depressive-like behaviours …

A Du Preez, T Law, D Onorato, YM Lim, P Eiben… - Translational …, 2020 - nature.com
Chronic stress can alter the immune system, adult hippocampal neurogenesis and induce
anxiety-and depressive-like behaviour in rodents. However, previous studies have not …

Cognitive flexibility and perceived threat from COVID-19 mediate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and state anxiety

V Kalia, K Knauft, N Hayatbini - PLoS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Converging empirical evidence indicates that exposure to adversity in childhood is
associated with increased vulnerability to mental health problems in adulthood. As early life …

Anxiety and depression aggravate impulsiveness: the mediating and moderating role of cognitive flexibility

Y Yu, Y Yu, Y Lin - Psychology, health & medicine, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Empirical research suggested that individuals with anxiety and/or depression exhibited
action on the spur of the moment, with little consideration for the consequences of their …