The present chapter is an overview of possible biomarkers which distinguish anxiety
disorders as classified by the DSM-5. Structural or activity changes in the brain regions; …

Over the past decades, studies of fear learning and extinction have advanced our
understanding of the neurobiology of threat and safety learning. Animal studies can provide …

Insecticides are commonly used to control insects and other arthropods in homes (hereafter
collectively referred to as 'insects'). Although aversion to insects might encourage the use of …

Although highly effective on average, exposure-based treatments do not work equally well
for all patients with anxiety disorders. The identification of pre-treatment response-predicting …

Introduction The capacity to understand the others' emotional states, particularly if negative
(eg sadness or fear), underpins the empathic and social brain. Patients who cannot express …

Specific phobia is associated with aberrant brain activation in confrontation paradigms with
phobic stimuli. In previous EEG research enhanced event-related potentials (ERPs) in the …

Introduction The administration of questionnaires presents an easy way of obtaining
important knowledge about phobic patients. However, it is not well known how these …

Background Acrophobia is a prevalent type of specific phobia, which frequently leads to
functional impairments and occupational limitations. However, the neural pathology of …

Background Patients with specific phobia (SP) show altered brain activation when
confronted with phobia‐specific stimuli. It is unclear whether this pathogenic activation …

The objective of this study was to analyze the neurostructural abnormalities of brain areas
responsible for the acquisition and maintenance of fear in small animal phobia by …