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 …

Fear extinction is a phenomenon that involves a gradual reduction in conditioned fear
responses through repeated exposure to fear-inducing cues. Functional brain connectivity …

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

Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol‐use disorder (AUD) are highly comorbid
in humans. Although we have some understanding of the structural and functional brain …

Stress influences emotional learning and memory processes. These effects are thought to
underlie stress‐associated mental disorders. Sex differences in stress reactivity and in …

The measurement of Pavlovian forms of fear extinction offers a relatively simple behavioral
preparation that is nonetheless tractable, from a translational perspective, as an approach to …

Stress hormones influence the processing of fear, anxiety, and related memory mechanisms.
For example, they modulate consolidation and retrieval processes associated with …

Background: 3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) has shown initial promise as
an adjunct in psychotherapy to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Its efficacy and …

Pain is essential for avoidance of tissue damage and for promotion of healing.
Notwithstanding the survival value, pain brings about emotional suffering reflected in fear …

The relationship between adverse experiences and the emergence of pathology has often
focused on characteristics of the stressor or of the individual (stressor appraisals, coping …