The neurobiology of depression and antidepressant action

P Willner, J Scheel-Krüger, C Belzung - Neuroscience & biobehavioral …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
We present a comprehensive overview of the neurobiology of unipolar major depression
and antidepressant drug action, integrating data from affective neuroscience, neuro-and …

Serotonin, amygdala and fear: assembling the puzzle

M Bocchio, SB McHugh, DM Bannerman… - Frontiers in neural …, 2016‏ - frontiersin.org
The fear circuitry orchestrates defense mechanisms in response to environmental threats.
This circuitry is evolutionarily crucial for survival, but its dysregulation is thought to play a …

The subcortical and neurochemical organization of the ventral and dorsal attention networks

PN Alves, SJ Forkel, M Corbetta… - Communications …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Attention is a core cognitive function that filters and selects behaviourally relevant
information in the environment. The cortical map** of attentional systems identified two …

[HTML][HTML] Prebiotic intake reduces the waking cortisol response and alters emotional bias in healthy volunteers

K Schmidt, PJ Cowen, CJ Harmer, G Tzortzis… - …, 2015‏ - Springer
Objectives The present study explored the effects of two prebiotics on the secretion of the
stress hormone, cortisol and emotional processing in healthy volunteers. Methods Forty-five …

Why do antidepressants take so long to work? A cognitive neuropsychological model of antidepressant drug action

CJ Harmer, GM Goodwin, PJ Cowen - The British Journal of …, 2009‏ - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe neuropharmacological actions of antidepressants are well characterised
but our understanding of how these changes translate into improved mood are still …

Serotoninergic regulation of emotional and behavioural control processes

R Cools, AC Roberts, TW Robbins - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2008‏ - cell.com
5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, serotonin) has long been implicated in a wide variety of
emotional, cognitive and behavioural control processes. However, its precise contribution is …

Affective cognition and its disruption in mood disorders

R Elliott, R Zahn, JF Deakin, IM Anderson - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2011‏ - nature.com
In this review, we consider affective cognition, responses to emotional stimuli occurring in
the context of cognitive evaluation. In particular, we discuss emotion categorization, biasing …

Serotonin modulates sensitivity to reward and negative feedback in a probabilistic reversal learning task in rats

A Bari, DE Theobald, D Caprioli, AC Mar… - …, 2010‏ - nature.com
Depressed patients show cognitive deficits that may depend on an abnormal reaction to
positive and negative feedback. The precise neurochemical mechanisms responsible for …

Cognitive neuropsychological theory of antidepressant action: a modern-day approach to depression and its treatment

BR Godlewska, CJ Harmer - Psychopharmacology, 2021‏ - Springer
Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and improving its treatment is a core
research priority for future programmes. A change in the view of psychological and …

Ultradian rhythmicity of plasma cortisol is necessary for normal emotional and cognitive responses in man

K Kalafatakis, GM Russell, CJ Harmer… - Proceedings of the …, 2018‏ - pnas.org
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are secreted in an ultradian, pulsatile pattern that emerges from
delays in the feedforward-feedback interaction between the anterior pituitary and adrenal …