Stress and fear extinction

S Maren, A Holmes - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2016 - nature.com
Stress has a critical role in the development and expression of many psychiatric disorders,
and is a defining feature of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Stress also limits the …

Noradrenergic modulation of fear conditioning and extinction

TF Giustino, S Maren - Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The locus coeruleus norepinephrine (LC-NE) system plays a broad role in learning and
memory. Here we begin with an overview of the LC-NE system. We then consider how both …

Reduction of PTSD symptoms with pre-reactivation propranolol therapy: a randomized controlled trial

A Brunet, D Saumier, A Liu, DL Streiner… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The authors assessed the efficacy of trauma memory reactivation performed
under the influence of propranolol, a noradrenergic beta-receptor blocker, as a putative …

Understanding resilience and preventing and treating PTSD

SR Horn, A Feder - Harvard review of psychiatry, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Resilience is defined as the dynamic ability to adapt successfully in the face of adversity,
trauma, or significant threat. Some of the key early studies of resilience were observational …

Memory reconsolidation interference as an emerging treatment for emotional disorders: strengths, limitations, challenges, and opportunities

T Beckers, M Kindt - Annual review of clinical psychology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Experimental research on emotional memory reconsolidation interference, or the induction
of amnesia for previously established emotional memory, has a long tradition, but the …

[HTML][HTML] Deconstructing the gestalt: mechanisms of fear, threat, and trauma memory encoding

SA Maddox, J Hartmann, RA Ross, KJ Ressler - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Threat processing is central to understanding debilitating fear-and trauma-related disorders
such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Progress has been made in understanding …

Propranolol versus other selected drugs in the treatment of various types of anxiety or stress, with particular reference to stage fright and post-traumatic stress disorder

Ł Szeleszczuk, D Frączkowski - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Propranolol, a non-cardioselective β1, 2 blocker, is most commonly recognised for its
application in the therapy of various cardiovascular conditions, such as hypertension …

Effects of propranolol on the modification of trauma memory reconsolidation in PTSD patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

SB Raut, JJ Canales, M Ravindran, R Eri… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops after an exposure to a life-threatening event
and is characterized by intrusive memories. According to memory reconsolidation theory …

[HTML][HTML] Impairing memory reconsolidation with propranolol in healthy and clinical samples: a meta-analysis

S Pigeon, M Lonergan, O Rotondo, RK Pitman… - Journal of Psychiatry and …, 2022 - jpn.ca
Background Reconsolidation impairment using propranolol is a novel intervention for mental
disorders with an emotional memory at their core. In this systematic review and meta …

Revisiting propranolol and PTSD: Memory erasure or extinction enhancement?

TF Giustino, PJ Fitzgerald, S Maren - Neurobiology of learning and memory, 2016 - Elsevier
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been described as the only neuropsychiatric
disorder with a known cause, yet effective behavioral and pharmacotherapies remain …