The central amygdala (CeA) plays a central role in physiologic and behavioral responses to
fearful stimuli, stressful stimuli, and drug-related stimuli. The CeA receives dense inputs from …

Anxiety disorders are a significant problem in the community, and recent neuroimaging
research has focused on determining the brain circuits that underlie them. Research on the …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most frequent anxiety disorders. The landmark
meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies by Etkin and Wager (2007) revealed …

Objective: The study of human anxiety disorders has benefited greatly from functional
neuroimaging approaches. Individual studies, however, vary greatly in their findings. The …

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 …

Was wissen wir heute über die neuronalen Strukturen und Prozesse, die normalem und
gestörtem Erleben und Verhalten zu Grunde liegen? Was wissen wir über die neuronalen …

We are an intensely social species—it has been argued that our social nature defines what
makes us human, what makes us conscious or what gave us our large brains. As a new …

Research on coping during childhood and adolescence is distinguished by its focus on how
children deal with actual stressors in real-life contexts. Despite burgeoning literatures within …

Trust and betrayal of trust are ubiquitous in human societies. Recent behavioral evidence
shows that the neuropeptide oxytocin increases trust among humans, thus offering a unique …

For years, the brain has been viewed as a relatively static entity, determined by the
interaction of genetic preprogramming and early childhood experience. In contrast to this …