A central goal of computational psychiatry is to identify systematic relationships between
transdiagnostic dimensions of psychiatric symptomatology and the latent learning and …

Avoidance behaviors are shaped by associative learning processes in response to fear of
impending threats, particularly physical harm. As part of a defensive repertoire, avoidance is …

The amygdala is a core component in neurobiological models of stress and stress-related
pathologies, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While numerous studies have …

Objective measures of animal emotion-like and mood-like states are essential for preclinical
studies of affective disorders and for assessing the welfare of laboratory and other animals …

Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide. Despite decades of clinical and theoretical
accounts that suggest that suicidal thoughts and behaviors are efforts to escape painful …

Pavlovian influences are important in guiding decision-making across health and
psychopathology. There is an increasing interest in using concise computational tasks to …

Pavlovian influences impair instrumental learning. It is easier to learn to approach reward-
predictive signals and avoid punishment-predictive cues than their contrary. Whether the …

Multiple learning systems allow individuals to flexibly respond to opportunities and
challenges present in the environment. An evolutionarily conserved “Pavlovian” learning …

Abstract The prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences, and recent increase in stress
during the COVID-19 crisis necessitates the practice of trauma-informed care in counseling …

The ability to control the occurrence of rewarding and punishing events is crucial for our well-
being. Two ways to optimize performance are to follow heuristics like Pavlovian biases to …