The central nucleus of the amygdala and the construction of defensive modes across the threat-imminence continuum
JM Moscarello, MA Penzo - Nature Neuroscience, 2022 - nature.com
In nature, animals display defensive behaviors that reflect the spatiotemporal distance of
threats. Laboratory-based paradigms that elicit specific defensive responses in rodents have …
threats. Laboratory-based paradigms that elicit specific defensive responses in rodents have …
Neuropharmacological modulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate, noradrenaline and endocannabinoid receptors in fear extinction learning: Synaptic transmission and …
S Battaglia, C Di Fazio, CM Vicario… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Learning to recognize and respond to potential threats is crucial for survival. Pavlovian
threat conditioning represents a key paradigm for investigating the neurobiological …
threat conditioning represents a key paradigm for investigating the neurobiological …
Functional organization of the hippocampal longitudinal axis
BA Strange, MP Witter, ES Lein, EI Moser - Nature reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
The precise functional role of the hippocampus remains a topic of much debate. The
dominant view is that the dorsal (or posterior) hippocampus is implicated in memory and …
dominant view is that the dorsal (or posterior) hippocampus is implicated in memory and …
The role of the medial prefrontal cortex in the conditioning and extinction of fear
TF Giustino, S Maren - Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Once acquired, a fearful memory can persist for a lifetime. Although learned fear can be
extinguished, extinction memories are fragile. The resilience of fear memories to extinction …
extinguished, extinction memories are fragile. The resilience of fear memories to extinction …
Fear memory
I Izquierdo, CRG Furini, JC Myskiw - Physiological reviews, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Fear memory is the best-studied form of memory. It was thoroughly investigated in the past
60 years mostly using two classical conditioning procedures (contextual fear conditioning …
60 years mostly using two classical conditioning procedures (contextual fear conditioning …
Context processing and the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder
I Liberzon, JL Abelson - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
Progress in clinical and affective neuroscience is redefining psychiatric illness as
symptomatic expression of cellular/molecular dysfunctions in specific brain circuits. Post …
symptomatic expression of cellular/molecular dysfunctions in specific brain circuits. Post …
Post-traumatic stress disorder
A Shalev, I Liberzon, C Marmar - New England journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
PTSD is characterized by the persistence of intense reactions to reminders of a traumatic
event, altered mood, a sense of imminent threat, disturbed sleep, and hypervigilance …
event, altered mood, a sense of imminent threat, disturbed sleep, and hypervigilance …
[HTML][HTML] The ecology of human fear: survival optimization and the nervous system
We propose a Survival Optimization System (SOS) to account for the strategies that humans
and other animals use to defend against recurring and novel threats. The SOS attempts to …
and other animals use to defend against recurring and novel threats. The SOS attempts to …
Psychobiological mechanisms underlying the social buffering of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical axis: A review of animal models and human studies across …
Discovering the stress-buffering effects of social relationships has been one of the major
findings in psychobiology in the last century. However, an understanding of the underlying …
findings in psychobiology in the last century. However, an understanding of the underlying …
A circuit mechanism for differentiating positive and negative associations
The ability to differentiate stimuli predicting positive or negative outcomes is critical for
survival, and perturbations of emotional processing underlie many psychiatric disease …
survival, and perturbations of emotional processing underlie many psychiatric disease …