The amygdala is an evolutionarily conserved core structure in emotion processing and one
of the key regions of interest in affective neuroscience. Results of neuroimaging studies …

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), the most frequently diagnosed form of anxiety, is
usually treated by cognitive-behavioural approaches or medication; in particular …

Generalization of conditioned fear is adaptive in some situations but maladaptive when fear
excessively generalizes to innocuous stimuli with incidental resemblance to a genuine …

Central glucocorticoid receptor (GR) activity is enhanced following traumatic events, playing
a key role in the stress-related cognitive abnormalities of posttraumatic stress disorder …

Exposure to acute and chronic stress has a broad range of structural effects on the brain.
The brain areas commonly targeted in the stress response models include the …

A well‐documented amygdala‐dorsomedial prefrontal circuit is theorized to promote
attention to threat (“threat vigilance”). Prior research has implicated a relationship between …

It is hypothesized that the ability to discriminate between threat and safety is impaired in
individuals with high dispositional negativity, resulting in maladaptive behavior. A large body …

Overgeneralisation is one of the aetiologies of anxiety disorders and is closely associated
with elevated intolerance of uncertainty (IU) levels. However, the underlying mechanisms …

Fear overgeneralization and perceived uncertainty about future outcomes have been
suggested as risk factors for clinical anxiety. However, little is known regarding how they …

Threat generalisation is an adaptive process that is essential for individual survival. In
contrast, over‐generalisation is a pathological process that underlies the development of …