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 …

Aggression and violence represent a significant public health concern and a clinical
challenge for the mental healthcare provider. A great deal has been revealed regarding the …

Recent years have witnessed the emergence of powerful new tools for assaying the brain
and a remarkable acceleration of research focused on the interplay of emotion and …

Sophisticated behavioral paradigms partnered with the emergence of increasingly selective
techniques to target the basolateral amygdala (BLA) have resulted in an enhanced …

This thoroughly, thoughtfully revised edition of a very successful textbook makes the
principles and the details of neural network modeling accessible to cognitive scientists of all …

Research on plasticity markers in the cerebral cortex has largely focused on their timing of
expression and role in shaping circuits during critical and normal periods. By contrast, little …

The reuniens nucleus (RE) is situated at the most ventral position of the midline thalamus. In
rats and mice RE is distinguished by bidirectional connections with the hippocampus and …

The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is important for decision‐making as it integrates motor
plans with affective and contextual limbic information. Disruptions in these networks have …

Health and financial uncertainties, as well as enforced social distancing, during the COVID-
19 pandemic have adversely affected the mental health of people. These impacts are …

During paradoxical sleep (PS, aka REM sleep) the cerebral cortex displays rapid
electroencephalographic activity similar to that of wakefulness, whereas in the posterior …