The dynamic interactions between the amygdala and the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC)
are usefully conceptualized as a circuit that both allows us to react automatically to …

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 …

Choice behavior is considered the fundamental means by which individuals exert control
over their environments. One important choice domain that remains virtually unexplored is …

Dream experience (DE) represents a fascinating condition linked to emotional processes
and the human inner world. Although the overlap between REM sleep and dreaming has …

Approach-avoidance conflict is an important psychological concept that has been used
extensively to better understand cognition and emotion. This review focuses on neural …

Brain imaging techniques allow the in vivo evaluation of the human brain, leading to a better
understanding of its anatomical, functional and metabolic substrate. The aim of this current …

Presenting a neuroscientifically aware approach to art therapy. Art Therapy and the
Neuroscience of Relationships, Creativity, and Resiliency offers a comprehensive …

Responses of the insular cortex (IC) and amygdala to stimuli of positive and negative
valence are altered in patients with anxiety disorders. However, neural coding of both …

Importance The fear conditioning and extinction neurocircuitry has been extensively studied
in healthy and clinical populations, with a particular focus on posttraumatic stress disorder …

Aberrant subcortical–prefrontal connectivity may contribute to insula hyper-reactivity to threat
in generalized social anxiety disorder (gSAD). A novel PsychoPhysiological Interaction (PPI) …