An efficient detection of threat is crucial for survival and requires an appropriate allocation of
attentional resources toward the location of potential danger. Recent neuroimaging studies …

Most theoretical models of anxiety disorders implicate maladaptive visuo-spatial attentional
processing of threat-relevant information in the onset and maintenance of symptoms. We …

Background Biased attention patterns have been observed at early (16–500 ms
poststimulus onset) and intermediate (1,500–4,000 ms post‐onset) time points in anxious …

The rapid and efficient selection of emotionally salient or goal-relevant stimuli in the
environment is crucial for flexible and adaptive behaviors. Converging data from …

Many neurocognitive models of anxiety emphasize the importance of a hyper-responsive
threat-detection system centered on the amygdala, with recent accounts incorporating a role …

Threat-anticipatory defensive responses have evolved to promote survival in a dynamic
world. While inherently adaptive, aberrant expression of defensive responses to potential …

Anxious individuals exhibit threat biases at multiple levels of information processing. From a
developmental perspective, abnormal safety learning in childhood may establish threat …