The neurocomputational link between defensive cardiac states and approach-avoidance arbitration under threat

Abstract Avoidance, a hallmark of anxiety-related psychopathology, often comes at a cost; avoiding threat may forgo the possibility of a reward. Theories predict that optimal approach-avoidance arbitration depends on threat-induced psychophysiological states, like freezing-related bradycardia. Here...

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Main Authors: Felix H. Klaassen, Lycia D. de Voogd, Anneloes M. Hulsman, Jill X. O’Reilly, Floris Klumpers, Bernd Figner, Karin Roelofs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-05-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06267-6