The contextual brain: implications for fear conditioning, extinction and psychopathology
Contexts surround and imbue meaning to events; they are essential for recollecting the past,
interpreting the present and anticipating the future. Indeed, the brain's capacity to …
interpreting the present and anticipating the future. Indeed, the brain's capacity to …
The role of emotion regulation in autism spectrum disorder
OBJECTIVE: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with amplified emotional
responses and poor emotional control, but little is known about the underlying mechanisms …
responses and poor emotional control, but little is known about the underlying mechanisms …
How does mindfulness meditation work? Proposing mechanisms of action from a conceptual and neural perspective
Cultivation of mindfulness, the nonjudgmental awareness of experiences in the present
moment, produces beneficial effects on well-being and ameliorates psychiatric and stress …
moment, produces beneficial effects on well-being and ameliorates psychiatric and stress …
Hippocampal synaptic plasticity, spatial memory and anxiety
Recent studies using transgenic mice lacking NMDA receptors in the hippocampus
challenge the long-standing hypothesis that hippocampal long-term potentiation-like …
challenge the long-standing hypothesis that hippocampal long-term potentiation-like …
[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiology of depression: do we have any solid evidence of interest to clinicians?
G Hasler - World psychiatry, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Due to the clinical and etiological heterogeneity of major depressive disorder, it has been
difficult to elucidate its pathophysiology. Current neurobiological theories with the most valid …
difficult to elucidate its pathophysiology. Current neurobiological theories with the most valid …
Stress reduction correlates with structural changes in the amygdala
BK Hölzel, J Carmody, KC Evans… - Social cognitive and …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Stress has significant adverse effects on health and is a risk factor for many illnesses.
Neurobiological studies have implicated the amygdala as a brain structure crucial in stress …
Neurobiological studies have implicated the amygdala as a brain structure crucial in stress …
[HTML][HTML] Bidirectional control of anxiety-related behaviors in mice: role of inputs arising from the ventral hippocampus to the lateral septum and medial prefrontal cortex
Anxiety is an adaptive response to potentially threatening situations. Exaggerated and
uncontrolled anxiety responses become maladaptive and lead to anxiety disorders. Anxiety …
uncontrolled anxiety responses become maladaptive and lead to anxiety disorders. Anxiety …
Neuroimaging of the periaqueductal gray: state of the field
This review and meta-analysis aims at summarizing and integrating the human
neuroimaging studies that report periaqueductal gray (PAG) involvement; 250 original …
neuroimaging studies that report periaqueductal gray (PAG) involvement; 250 original …
Anxiety dissociates dorsal and ventral medial prefrontal cortex functional connectivity with the amygdala at rest
Anxiety is linked to compromised interactions between the amygdala and the dorsal and
ventral medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). While numerous task-based neuroimaging studies …
ventral medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). While numerous task-based neuroimaging studies …
Bipolar and major depressive disorder: neuroimaging the developmental-degenerative divide
J Savitz, WC Drevets - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Both major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder are the subject of a voluminous
imaging and genetics literature. Here, we attempt a comprehensive review of MRI and …
imaging and genetics literature. Here, we attempt a comprehensive review of MRI and …