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 …

Fear and anxiety play a central role in mammalian life, and there is considerable interest in
clarifying their nature, identifying their biological underpinnings, and determining their …

Large language models are transforming research on machine learning while galvanizing
public debates. Understanding not only when these models work well and succeed but also …

Naturalistic observations show that decisions to avoid or escape predators occur at different
spatiotemporal scales and that they are supported by different computations and neural …

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic it is important to identify factors that make people
particularly vulnerable of developing mental-health issues in order to provide case-specific …

Mental health problems in young people have been on the rise for over a decade, with that
trend accelerating during the pandemic. This review proposes that the catalyst effect of the …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a critical member of the neurotrophic family, plays
an important role in multiple stress-related mental disorders. Although alterations in BDNF in …

Purpose To evaluate the anxiety and depression in pregnant women in China, and its
influencing factors during the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods …

An organism's survival depends on its ability to learn about its environment and to make
adaptive decisions in the service of achieving the best possible outcomes in that …

While there is emerging evidence of sex differences in decision-making behavior, the neural
substrates that underlie such differences remain largely unknown. Here we demonstrate that …