Emotions arise from activations of specialized neuronal populations in several parts of the
cerebral cortex, notably the anterior cingulate, insula, ventromedial prefrontal, and …

Anxiety is experienced in response to threats that are distal or uncertain, involving changes
in one's subjective state, autonomic responses, and behavior. Defensive and physiologic …

The so-called 'replicability crisis' has sparked methodological discussions in many areas of
science in general, and in psychology in particular. This has led to recent endeavours to …

Exposure therapy is an effective approach for treating anxiety disorders, although a
substantial number of individuals fail to benefit or experience a return of fear after treatment …

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders and are often chronic and
disabling. Although exposure-based treatments are effective, a substantial number of …

Fear generalization, in which conditioned fear responses generalize or spread to related
stimuli, is a defining feature of anxiety disorders. The behavioral consequences of …

Statistical regularities in the causal structure of the environment enable us to predict the
probable outcomes of our actions. Environments differ in the extent to which action-outcome …

A great deal of research aims to identify risk factors related to individual vulnerability to
develop stress-induced psychopathologies. Here, we summarize evidence that point at …

Although the everyday decision-making of clinically anxious individuals is clearly influenced
by their excessive fear and worry, the relationship between anxiety and decision-making …

Why do only some individuals develop pathological anxiety following adverse events? Fear
acquisition, extinction and return of fear paradigms serve as experimental learning models …