Sex differences in anxiety and depression: circuits and mechanisms

DA Bangasser, A Cuarenta - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
Epidemiological sex differences in anxiety disorders and major depression are well
characterized. Yet the circuits and mechanisms that contribute to these differences are …

Considering sex as a biological variable will require a global shift in science culture

RM Shansky, AZ Murphy - Nature neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
For over half a century, male rodents have been the default model organism in preclinical
neuroscience research, a convention that has likely contributed to higher rates of …

Reduced level of physical activity during COVID-19 pandemic is associated with depression and anxiety levels: an internet-based survey

PJ Puccinelli, TS da Costa, A Seffrin, CAB de Lira… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a strong
negative impact on economic and social life worldwide. It has also negatively influenced …

Systematic review with meta‐analysis: the prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

M Zamani, S Alizadeh‐Tabari… - Alimentary pharmacology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common and potential disabling functional
gastrointestinal disorder. Studies have revealed a possible association between IBS and …

[HTML][HTML] Don't fear 'fear conditioning': Methodological considerations for the design and analysis of studies on human fear acquisition, extinction, and return of fear

TB Lonsdorf, MM Menz, M Andreatta… - Neuroscience & …, 2017 - Elsevier
The so-called 'replicability crisis' has sparked methodological discussions in many areas of
science in general, and in psychology in particular. This has led to recent endeavours to …

A conceptual framework for the neurobiological study of resilience

R Kalisch, MB Müller, O Tüscher - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2015 - cambridge.org
The well-replicated observation that many people maintain mental health despite exposure
to severe psychological or physical adversity has ignited interest in the mechanisms that …

Female rodents are not more variable than male rodents: A meta-analysis of preclinical studies of fear and anxiety

AM Kaluve, JT Le, BM Graham - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent meta-analyses have demonstrated that data from female rodents, tested without
regard for estrous stage, is no more variable than male data across a range of traits …

Long term impact of Covid-19 infection on sleep and mental health: A cross-sectional study

GK Ahmed, EM Khedr, DA Hamad, TS Meshref… - Psychiatry …, 2021 - Elsevier
The long-term impact of the COVID-19 infection on mental health in people and its relation to
the severity is unclear. We aimed to study the long-term effect of post-COVID-19 disease on …

Sexually divergent expression of active and passive conditioned fear responses in rats

TM Gruene, K Flick, A Stefano, SD Shea, RM Shansky - Elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
Traditional rodent models of Pavlovian fear conditioning assess the strength of learning by
quantifying freezing responses. However, sole reliance on this measure includes the de …

Sex differences in anxiety disorders: interactions between fear, stress, and gonadal hormones

LY Maeng, MR Milad - Hormones and behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
This article is part of a Special Issue “SBN 2014”. Women are more vulnerable to stress-and
fear-based disorders, such as anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Despite the …