The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) plays a critical role in stress resilience through
top-down inhibition of key stress-sensitive limbic and hindbrain structures, including the …

The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) plays key roles in higher cognitive abilities,
including mental representations and the regulation of emotion. Previous studies have …

The degree of behavioral control that an organism has over a stressor is a potent modulator
of the stressor's impact; uncontrollable stressors produce numerous outcomes that do not …

When facing stress, most individuals are resilient whereas others are prone to developing
mood disorders. The brain mechanisms underlying such divergent behavioral responses …

Emotion studies show that ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) plays a critical role in
negative affect evaluation. Here we investigated two questions: Does the neural sensitivity to …

The ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) controls vulnerability to the negative effects of
chronic or uncontrollable stress. Dominance status alters responses to social defeat in the …

The presence of behavioral control over a stressor can blunt many of the effects of the
stressor. We have recently reported that uncontrollable stress (inescapable electric …

Exposure to uncontrollable stressors produces a variety of behavioral consequences (eg
exaggerated fear, reduced social exploration) that do not occur if the stressor is controllable …

The degree of behavioral control that an organism has over an aversive event is well known
to modulate the behavioral and neurochemical consequences of exposure to the event …

Humans and other animals show a remarkable capacity for resilience following traumatic,
stressful events. Resilience is thought to be an active process related to coping with stress …