Fear extinction is a biological process in which learned fear behavior diminishes without
anticipated reinforcement, allowing the organism to re-adapt to ever-changing situations …

The metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors are a family of G-protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs) that regulate cell physiology throughout the nervous system. The potential of mGlu …

Displaying a stress response to threatening stimuli is essential for survival. These reactions
must be adjusted to be adaptive. Otherwise, even mental illnesses may develop. Describing …

Background Previous research has distinguished the activations of the amygdala and bed
nucleus of stria terminalis (BNST) during threat-related contingencies. However, how …

Background. The neuropathology of anxiety disorders, including specific phobias, social
phobias, and generalized anxiety disorders (GAD), has been believed to be rooted in a …

Neuroimaging studies suggest that corticolimbic dysfunctions, including increased
amygdala reactivity to emotional stimuli and heightened fronto-amygdala coupling, play a …

The dynamical organization of brain networks is essential to support human cognition and
emotion for rapid adaption to ever-changing environment. As the core nodes of emotion …

Left and inconsistent hand preferences are the markers of atypical brain organization that
relate with cognitive and behavioural traits as well as with developmental disorders …

Many mental illnesses are accompanied by abnormal risk-avoidance behavior, yet we have
only a limited understanding of the neuronal regulatory mechanisms involved. We …

As clinicians we have numerous tools at our disposal when working with patients in the
therapeutic context, ranging from rapport building to empirically validated psychotherapy …