This paper reviews the evidence that provides the basis for a functional neuroanatomy of
anxiety and fear. The afferent arm of the anxiety circuit includes the exteroceptive sensory …

When the basic survival mechanism of fear goes awry, the result is often an anxiety disorder.
The activation and modulation of the fear system in animals and humans has thus been an …

The book is part of a series on Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, which has as its
focus anxiety and its treatment. We have brought together a distinguished cadre of authors …

Anxiety is a commonly experienced subjective state that can have both adaptive and
maladaptive properties. Clinical disorders of anxiety are likewise also common, and range …

There have been tremendous advances in our knowledge of the neurobiological basis of
human anxiety and fear. This review seeks to highlight how specific neuronal circuits, neural …

This Handbook brings together and integrates comprehensively the core approaches to fear
and anxiety. Its four sections: Animal models; neural systems; pharmacology; and clinical …

A major focus in the field of anxiety in the past decade, and an area of intense ongoing
interest, is the delineation of the basic neurocircuitry underlying normal and pathologic …

Anxiety is a term often used to encompass feelings of apprehension, dread, unease or
similarly unpleasant emotions. Trait anxiety defines the affect of an organism over time and …

Tremendous progress has been made in basic neuroscience in recent decades. One area
that has been especially successful is research on how the brain detects and responds to …

Present understanding of the neural circuitry of anxiety has come from a variety of sources,
including animal, clinical, and most recently, neuroimaging studies. Evidence from these …