To date, fMRI research has been concerned primarily with evincing generic principles of
brain function through averaging data from multiple subjects. Given rapid developments in …

Anxiety and stress disorders are among the most prevalent neuropsychiatric disorders. In
recent years, multiple studies have examined brain regions and networks involved in anxiety …

The default mode network (DMN) plays a crucial role in internal self-processing, rumination,
and social functions. Disruptions to DMN connectivity have been linked with early adversity …

Background Emotion dysregulation is prominent in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD),
characterized clinically by exaggerated reactivity to negative stimuli and difficulty in down …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a common psychiatric condition associated with a high risk
of psychiatric comorbidity and impaired social/occupational functioning when not promptly …

Background It is unknown whether there are neurobiologic differences between various
anxiety and depressive disorders, or whether they are characterized by shared …

Subthreshold social anxiety (SSA) is a condition in which individuals experience social
anxiety that does not reach the threshold required for a clinical diagnosis of a social anxiety …

Social anxiety is characterized by an intense fear of evaluation from others and/or
withdrawal from social situations. Extreme social anxiety can lead to social anxiety disorder …

The ability to regulate the emotional response to threat is critical to healthy emotional
function. However, the response to threat varies considerably from person-to-person. This …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by exaggerated reactivity to social threat,
often documented by biased attention to threatening information, and increased activation in …