Rethinking avoidance: Toward a balanced approach to avoidance in treating anxiety disorders
SG Hofmann, AC Hay - Journal of anxiety disorders, 2018 - Elsevier
Avoidance is typically considered a maladaptive behavioral response to excessive fear and
anxiety, leading to the maintenance of anxiety disorders. Exposure is a core element of …
anxiety, leading to the maintenance of anxiety disorders. Exposure is a core element of …
[HTML][HTML] Using expectation violation models to improve the outcome of psychological treatments
Expectations are a central maintaining mechanism in mental disorders and most
psychological treatments aim to directly or indirectly modify clinically relevant expectations …
psychological treatments aim to directly or indirectly modify clinically relevant expectations …
Theta oscillations synchronize human medial prefrontal cortex and amygdala during fear learning
S Chen, Z Tan, W Xia, CA Gomes, X Zhang, W Zhou… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Numerous animal studies have demonstrated that fear acquisition and expression rely on
the coordinated activity of medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and amygdala and that theta …
the coordinated activity of medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and amygdala and that theta …
Experience-dependent resonance in amygdalo-cortical circuits supports fear memory retrieval following extinction
Learned fear and safety are associated with distinct oscillatory states in the basolateral
amygdala (BLA) and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). To determine if and how these …
amygdala (BLA) and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). To determine if and how these …
From extinction learning to anxiety treatment: Mind the gap
JK Carpenter, M Pinaire, SG Hofmann - Brain sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Laboratory models of extinction learning in animals and humans have the potential to
illuminate methods for improving clinical treatment of fear-based clinical disorders. However …
illuminate methods for improving clinical treatment of fear-based clinical disorders. However …
[HTML][HTML] Learning dynamics of electrophysiological brain signals during human fear conditioning
Electrophysiological studies in rodents allow recording neural activity during threats with
high temporal and spatial precision. Although fMRI has helped translate insights about the …
high temporal and spatial precision. Although fMRI has helped translate insights about the …
EEG frontal asymmetry and theta power in unipolar and bipolar depression
K Koller-Schlaud, A Ströhle, E Bärwolf, J Behr… - Journal of affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Distinguishing between unipolar and bipolar depression is of high clinical
relevance. However, there is sparse research directly comparing these groups in terms of …
relevance. However, there is sparse research directly comparing these groups in terms of …
Threat‐conditioned contexts modulate the late positive potential to faces—A mobile EEG/virtual reality study
In everyday life, the motivational value of faces is bound to the contexts in which faces are
perceived. Electrophysiological studies have demonstrated that inherent negatively valent …
perceived. Electrophysiological studies have demonstrated that inherent negatively valent …
Failure of fear extinction in insomnia: an evolutionary perspective
The pathophysiology of insomnia remains poorly understood, yet emerging cross-
disciplinary approaches integrating natural history, observational studies in traditional …
disciplinary approaches integrating natural history, observational studies in traditional …
Alpha-2 adrenoreceptor antagonist yohimbine potentiates consolidation of conditioned fear
Background Hyperconsolidation of aversive associations and poor extinction learning have
been hypothesized to be crucial in the acquisition of pathological fear. Previous animal and …
been hypothesized to be crucial in the acquisition of pathological fear. Previous animal and …