Contextual control over expression of fear is affected by cortisol

At the core of anxiety disorders is the inability to use contextual information to modulate behavioral responses to potentially threatening events. Models of the pathogenesis of anxiety disorders incorporate stress and concomitant stress hormones as important vulnerability factors, while others emph...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Anna Van Ast, Bram eVervliet, Merel eKindt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2012.00067/full