2020
Comparing neural correlates of conditioned inhibition between children with and without anxiety disorders – A preliminary study
Harrewijn A, Kitt ER, Abend R, Matsumoto C, Odriozola P, Winkler AM, Leibenluft E, Pine DS, Gee DG. Comparing neural correlates of conditioned inhibition between children with and without anxiety disorders – A preliminary study. Behavioural Brain Research 2020, 399: 112994. PMID: 33160010, PMCID: PMC7855938, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyPediatric anxiety disordersAnxiety disordersNeural correlatesHigher skin conductance responsesDorsal anterior cingulate cortexRight ventromedial prefrontal cortexVentromedial prefrontal cortexSkin conductance responsesReduced fear responsesAnterior cingulate cortexCurrent pilot studyThreat learningAnxious youthSafety cuesThreat cuesFear acquisitionVmPFC activityAversive soundSafety compoundCBT responseFear responsesNovel cuesConductance responsesPrefrontal cortex
2019
Ventral hippocampus interacts with prelimbic cortex during inhibition of threat response via learned safety in both mice and humans
Meyer HC, Odriozola P, Cohodes EM, Mandell JD, Li A, Yang R, Hall BS, Haberman JT, Zacharek SJ, Liston C, Lee FS, Gee DG. Ventral hippocampus interacts with prelimbic cortex during inhibition of threat response via learned safety in both mice and humans. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 26970-26979. PMID: 31822612, PMCID: PMC6936350, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1910481116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompound cueAnxiety disordersPrelimbic cortexSafety signal learningCurrent evidence-based treatmentsVentromedial prefrontal cortexCognitive behavioral therapyAlternative neural mechanismVentral hippocampal neuronsPresence of threatNeural activity patternsEvidence-based treatmentsAnxious individualsThreat cuesEvidence-based interventionsSafety learningFear extinctionVentral hippocampusThreat responsesSignal learningNeural mechanismsBehavioral therapyInhibition paradigmPrefrontal cortexHippocampal responses