The central amygdala (CeA) plays a central role in physiologic and behavioral responses to
fearful stimuli, stressful stimuli, and drug-related stimuli. The CeA receives dense inputs from …

Anxiety disorders are a significant problem in the community, and recent neuroimaging
research has focused on determining the brain circuits that underlie them. Research on the …

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 …

Objective: The study of human anxiety disorders has benefited greatly from functional
neuroimaging approaches. Individual studies, however, vary greatly in their findings. The …

An update to the classic text that links neuroscience and human behavior in the context of
therapy. This groundbreaking book explores the recent revolution in psychotherapy that has …

Research on co** during childhood and adolescence is distinguished by its focus on how
children deal with actual stressors in real-life contexts. Despite burgeoning literatures within …

We are an intensely social species—it has been argued that our social nature defines what
makes us human, what makes us conscious or what gave us our large brains. As a new …

Trust and betrayal of trust are ubiquitous in human societies. Recent behavioral evidence
shows that the neuropeptide oxytocin increases trust among humans, thus offering a unique …

A dysregulated fear response is one of the hallmark clinical presentations of patients
suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These patients show over …

Recent research has shown that social anxiety disorder (SAD) is accompanied by
abnormalities in brain functional connections. However, these findings are based on group …