Social aversive generalization learning sharpens the tuning of visuocortical neurons to facial identity cues
Defensive system activation promotes heightened perception of threat signals, and
excessive attention to threat signals has been discussed as a contributory factor in the …
excessive attention to threat signals has been discussed as a contributory factor in the …
Face perception in social anxiety: visuocortical dynamics reveal propensities for hypervigilance or avoidance
LM McTeague, MC Laplante, HW Bulls, JR Shumen… - Biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Theories of aberrant attentional processing in social anxiety, and anxiety
disorders more broadly, have postulated an initial hypervigilance or facilitation to clinically …
disorders more broadly, have postulated an initial hypervigilance or facilitation to clinically …
Self-relevant threat contexts enhance early processing of fear-conditioned faces
HM Muench, S Westermann, DA Pizzagalli… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Anxiety states are characterized by attentional biases to threat and increased early brain
responses to potentially threat signaling stimuli. How such stimuli are processed further …
responses to potentially threat signaling stimuli. How such stimuli are processed further …
Anxiety dissociates the adaptive functions of sensory and motor response enhancements to social threats
Efficient detection and reaction to negative signals in the environment is essential for
survival. In social situations, these signals are often ambiguous and can imply different …
survival. In social situations, these signals are often ambiguous and can imply different …
Irrelevant Threats Linger and Affect Behavior in High Anxiety
Threat-related information attracts attention and disrupts ongoing behavior, and particularly
so for more anxious individuals. Yet, it is unknown how and to what extent threat-related …
so for more anxious individuals. Yet, it is unknown how and to what extent threat-related …
Neural processing of fearful faces: effects of anxiety are gated by perceptual capacity limitations
Debate continues as to the automaticity of the amygdala's response to threat. Accounts
taking a strong automaticity line suggest that the amygdala's response to threat is both …
taking a strong automaticity line suggest that the amygdala's response to threat is both …
[HTML][HTML] Fear generalization of implicit conditioned facial features–Behavioral and magnetoencephalographic correlates
K Roesmann, N Wiens, C Winker, MA Rehbein… - Neuroimage, 2020 - Elsevier
Acquired fear responses often generalize from conditioned stimuli (CS) towards perceptually
similar, but harmless generalization stimuli (GS). Knowledge on similarities between CS and …
similar, but harmless generalization stimuli (GS). Knowledge on similarities between CS and …
Functional and structural amygdala–anterior cingulate connectivity correlates with attentional bias to masked fearful faces
An attentional bias to threat has been causally related to anxiety. Recent research has
linked nonconscious attentional bias to threat with variability in the integrity of the amygdala …
linked nonconscious attentional bias to threat with variability in the integrity of the amygdala …
Individual differences in the modulation of fear-related brain activation by attentional control
A Mathews, J Yiend… - Journal of Cognitive …, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we consider the extent to which variations in the neural activation associated
with fear-related stimuli are obligatory or optional. More specifically, we investigated …
with fear-related stimuli are obligatory or optional. More specifically, we investigated …
[HTML][HTML] Cognitive behavioural therapy attenuates the enhanced early facial stimuli processing in social anxiety disorders: an ERP investigation
Background Previous studies of patients with social anxiety have demonstrated abnormal
early processing of facial stimuli in social contexts. In other words, patients with social …
early processing of facial stimuli in social contexts. In other words, patients with social …