The prefrontal cortex is so important to human beings that, if deprived of it, our behaviour is
reduced to action-reactions and automatisms, with no ability to make deliberate decisions …

Aberrant activity in caudal subcallosal anterior cingulate cortex (scACC) is implicated in
depression and anxiety symptomatology, with its normalisation a putative biomarker of …

Basolateral amygdala (BLA) is a key hub for affect in the brain, 1, 2, 3 and dysfunction within
this area contributes to a host of psychiatric disorders. 4, 5 BLA is extensively and …

Emotion and perception are tightly intertwined, as affective experiences often arise from the
appraisal of sensory information. Nonetheless, whether the brain encodes emotional …

The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC; rodent infralimbic cortex (IL)), is posited to be an
important locus of fear extinction-facilitating effects of the dopamine (DA) bio-precursor, L …

We recorded directly from the orbital (oPFC) and ventromedial (vmPFC) subregions of the
orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) in 22 (9 female, 13 male) epilepsy patients undergoing intracranial …

Altered development and function of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) during adolescence is
implicated in the origin of mental disorders. Deficits in the GABAergic system prominently …

Background Intolerance to psychological distress is associated with various forms of
psychopathology, ranging from addiction to mood disturbance. The capacity to withstand …

Post-menopausal persons living with HIV (PWH) report elevated levels of stress and
monocyte activation compared to persons living without HIV (PWOH). Resting state …

A central question in the field of cognitive aging and behavioral neuroscience is what
enables some individuals to successfully change their behavior more than others? Smoking …