Lonely in the Dark: Trauma Memory and Sex‐Specific Dysregulation of Amygdala Reactivity to Fear Signals
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202105336
Abstract: Loneliness exacerbates psychological distress and increases the risk of psychopathology after trauma exposure. However, it is still unclear whether a lack of social connectedness affects trauma‐related intrusions and the neural processing of fear signals. Moreover,… read more here.
Keywords: fear signals; loneliness; sex; lonely dark ... See more keywords
Fear signals vulnerability and appeasement, not threat
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x22001753
Abstract: Abstract Humans are not only fearful apes, but we also communicate our fear using social cues. Social fear displays typically elicit care and assistance in the real world and the lab. But in the psychology… read more here.
Keywords: fear signals; signals vulnerability; vulnerability appeasement; threat ... See more keywords