Early work stressed the differing involvement of the central amygdala (CeA) and bed
nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) in the genesis of fear versus anxiety, respectively. In …

The medial division of the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeAM) and the lateral division of
the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNSTL) are closely related. Both receive projections …

An influential framework suggests that the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) is involved
in phasic responses to threat, while the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) mediates …

While learning to fear stimuli that predict danger promotes survival, the inability to inhibit fear
to inappropriate cues leads to a pernicious cycle of avoidance behaviors. Previous studies …

The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) is an important relay for multiple cortical and
subcortical regions involved in processing anxiety as well as neuroendocrine and …

Surviving threats in the environment requires brain circuits for detecting (or anticipating)
danger and for coordinating appropriate defensive responses (eg, increased cardiac output …

The ability to adaptively regulate responses to the proximity of potential danger is critical to
survival and imbalance in this system may contribute to psychopathology. The bed nucleus …

The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) has been implicated in conditioned fear and
anxiety, but the specific factors that engage the BNST in defensive behaviors are unclear …

Lesion and inactivation studies indicate that the central amygdala (CeA) participates in the
expression of cued and contextual fear, whereas the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis …

Anxiety disorders impose a staggering burden on public health, underscoring the need to
develop a deeper understanding of the distributed neural circuits underlying extreme fear …