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Cannabidiol regulation of learned fear: implications for treating anxiety-related disorders

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2016
Anxiety and trauma-related disorders are psychiatric diseases with a lifetime prevalence of up to 25%. Phobias and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are characterized by abnormal and persistent memories of fear-related contexts and cues.
Regimantas Jurkus, Harriet Laura Lavinia Day, Francisco S. Guimaraes, Jonathan L C Lee, Leandro Jose Bertoglio, Carl W. Stevenson   +5 more
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Fear Extinction to an Out-Group Face: The Role of Target Gender [PDF]

, 2009
Conditioning studies on humans and other primates show that fear responses acquired toward danger-relevant stimuli, such as snakes, resist extinction, whereas responses toward danger-irrelevant stimuli, such as birds, are more readily extinguished ...
Ho, Arnold, Mendes, Wendy, Navarrete, Carlos D., Olsson, Andreas, Sidanius, James, Thomsen, Lotte   +5 more
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The self-coping method in online psychological aid at COVID-19 pandemic

Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2020
Background: Today pandemic has set challenges for psychologists and psychotherapists in providing online first psychological aid to the community. Aim: At such moments, society especially needs psychological support, which should be feasible, short-term,
Saya Nurmagambetova, Marat Assimov
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Does d-cycloserine facilitate the effects of homework compliance on social anxiety symptom reduction? [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Prior studies examining the effect of d-cycloserine (DCS) on homework compliance and outcome in cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) have yielded mixed results.
Hofmann, Stefan G., Marques, Luana, Meuret, Alicia E., Otto, Michael W., Pollack, Mark H, Roque, Andres D., Rosenfield, David, Simon, Naomi, Smits, Jasper A.J.   +8 more
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Stakeholder Perspectives on Therapeutic and Safe Building Design in Residential Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Residential care is a form of out‐of‐home care that plays a critical role in supporting vulnerable young people in Australia. However, there is an evidence gap regarding the built environment in this context. This research aimed to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders in residential care in Victoria, Australia, regarding design that ...
Carmen Schroder, Olivia Crivari, Phillippa Carnemolla, Libby Callaway   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fear Conditioning and Extinction: Examining the Role of GSK3β ser 389 [PDF]

, 2016
GSK3β is a serine threonine kinase that has been shown to influence numerous biological and psychological interactions, including the regulation of cell survival and cell death, as well as influencing mood disorders such as major depressive disorder and ...
Liebman, Benjamin
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Interval Timing Is Altered in Male Nrxn1+/− Mice: A Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impaired social interactions and communication, and increased repetitive and stereotypical behavior. Neuroimaging shows functional abnormalities in brain areas involved in temporal processing in autistic individuals, and they also show deficits in interval timing.
Kyle M. Roddick, Elias B. Habib, Richard E. Brown, Fuat Balcı   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nature against the human species: Science in the apocalyptic novels by James Ballard and Olaf Stapledon [PDF]

Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini, 2019
The paper focuses on the post-apocalyptic novels by J. G. Ballard The Wind from Nowhere (1961) and Last and First Men by Olaf W. Stapledon (1930), by analysing scientific phenomena and discoveries employed in these novels, in which the novum is used as ...
Boyarkina Iren
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The 3‐Hit Metabolic Signaling Model for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Summary

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly heritable yet environmentally sensitive neurodevelopmental condition whose biological heterogeneity has resisted a unifying causal explanation for over 100 years. The 3‐hit metabolic signaling model proposes that ASD arises from abnormal persistence of an evolutionarily conserved stress‐response ...
Robert K. Naviaux
wiley   +1 more source

Exposure, Extinction, and Cognitive Appraisals in Autistic Adults With Social Anxiety: Evidence From a Structured Speech Exposure Task

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social anxiety (SA) is highly prevalent among autistic adults, yet little is known about how autistic people respond to common therapeutic strategies, such as exposure tasks. This study examined responses to a structured speech exposure task embedded within an 8‐week modified cognitive–behavioral therapy (M‐CBT) program.
Bruna B. Roisenberg, Kelsie A. Boulton, Emma E. Thomas, Dorothy Yu, Adam J. Guastella   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source