Age and Ageing,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(7)
Published: May 26, 2023
fear
of
falling
is
common
in
older
adults
and
can
have
a
profound
influence
on
variety
behaviours
that
increase
fall
risk.
However,
also
potentially
positive
outcomes
for
certain
individuals.
Without
progressing
our
understanding
mechanisms
underlying
these
contrasting
outcomes,
it
difficult
to
clinically
manage
falling.this
paper
first
summarises
recent
findings
the
topic
falling,
balance
risk-including
work
highlighting
protective
effects
fear.
Specific
focus
placed
describing
how
influences
perceptual,
cognitive
motor
process
ways
might
either
or
reduce
Finally,
reports
development
validation
new
clinical
tool
be
used
assess
maladaptive
components
falling.we
present
conceptual
framework-the
Perceived
Control
Model
Falling-that
describes
specific
through
which
The
key
advance
identification
perceived
control
over
situations
threaten
one's
as
crucial
factor
mediating
relationship
between
increased
4-item
scale
we
develop-the
Updated
Falling
Scale
(UP-COF)-is
valid
reliable
control.this
conceptualisation
(UP-COF)
allows
clinicians
identify
individuals
whom
likely
risk,
target
processes
such
low
control.
Frontiers in Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Aug. 31, 2021
Anxiety
disorders
are
more
prevalent
in
women
than
men.
In
the
menstrual
cycle
introduces
another
variable;
indeed,
some
conditions
e.g.,
premenstrual
syndrome,
specific.
Animal
models
of
fear
and
anxiety,
which
form
basis
for
research
into
drug
treatments,
have
been
developed
almost
exclusively,
using
males.
There
remains
a
paucity
work
females
available
literature
presents
confusing
picture.
One
confound
is
estrous
females,
authors
consider,
but
many
do
not.
Importantly,
there
no
accepted
standardized
criteria
defining
phase,
important
given
rapidly
changing
hormonal
profile
during
4-day
rodents.
Moreover,
since
behavioral
tests
that
involve
learning
component
or
consider
extinction
previously
acquired
association
require
several
days
to
complete;
outcome
may
depend
on
phase
training
as
well
test
days.
this
article
we
responsiveness
compared
males
number
commonly
used
anxiety
were
male
We
conclude
perform
qualitatively
similar
manner
most
although
be
sex
strain
differences
sensitivity.
Tests
based
unconditioned
threatening
stimuli
significantly
influenced
by
with
animals
displaying
increased
late
diestrus
(similar
women).
utilize
conditioned
paradigms,
appear
less
impacted
cycle-related
responding
can
still
detected.
Ethologically-relevant
translational
value
females.
However,
even
when
behavior
not
detected,
same
outward
response
mediated
different
brain
mechanisms.
order
progress
basic
field
female
psychiatry
psychopharmacology,
pressing
need
validate
standardize
experimental
protocols
animal
anxiety-related
states.
Brain Structure and Function,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
228(5), P. 1201 - 1257
Published: May 13, 2023
The
orbitofrontal
cortex
and
amygdala
are
involved
in
emotion
motivation,
but
the
relationship
between
these
functions
performed
by
brain
structures
is
not
clear.
To
address
this,
a
unified
theory
of
motivation
described
which
motivational
states
instrumental
goal-directed
actions
to
obtain
rewards
or
avoid
punishers,
emotional
that
elicited
when
reward
punisher
received.
This
greatly
simplifies
our
understanding
for
same
set
genes
associated
systems
can
define
primary
unlearned
punishers
such
as
sweet
taste
pain.
Recent
evidence
on
connectivity
human
indicates
value
experienced
with
outputs
cortical
regions
including
those
language,
key
region
depression
changes
motivation.
has
weak
effective
back
humans,
implicated
brainstem-mediated
responses
stimuli
freezing
autonomic
activity,
rather
than
declarative
emotion.
anterior
cingulate
learning
rewards,
ventromedial
prefrontal
providing
goals
navigation
reward-related
effects
memory
consolidation
mediated
partly
via
cholinergic
system.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Nov. 17, 2021
The
specific
neural
systems
underlying
the
subjective
feeling
of
fear
are
debated
in
affective
neuroscience.
Here,
we
combine
functional
MRI
with
machine
learning
to
identify
and
evaluate
a
sensitive
generalizable
signature
predictive
momentary
self-reported
experience
across
discovery
(n
=
67),
validation
20)
generalization
31)
cohorts.
We
systematically
demonstrate
that
accurate
prediction
crucially
requires
distributed
brain
systems,
important
contributions
from
cortical
(e.g.,
prefrontal,
midcingulate
insular
cortices)
subcortical
thalamus,
periaqueductal
gray,
basal
forebrain
amygdala)
regions.
further
representation
is
distinguishable
conditioned
threat
general
negative
affect.
Overall,
our
findings
suggest
fear,
which
exhibits
distinct
some
other
aversive
states,
encoded
rather
than
isolated
'fear
centers'.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: May 10, 2021
Brain-body
interactions
are
thought
to
be
essential
in
emotions
but
their
physiological
basis
remains
poorly
understood.
In
mice,
regular
4
Hz
breathing
appears
during
freezing
after
cue-fear
conditioning.
Here
we
show
that
the
olfactory
bulb
(OB)
transmits
this
rhythm
dorsomedial
prefrontal
cortex
(dmPFC)
where
it
organizes
neural
activity.
Reduction
of
respiratory-related
oscillation,
via
bulbectomy
or
optogenetic
perturbation
OB,
reduces
freezing.
Behavioural
modelling
shows
is
due
a
specific
reduction
maintenance
without
impacting
its
initiation,
thus
dissociating
these
two
phenomena.
dmPFC
LFP
and
firing
patterns
support
region's
function
maintenance.
particular,
population
analysis
reveals
network
activity
tracks
power
dynamics
reaches
stable
state
at
peak
lasts
until
termination.
These
results
provide
potential
mechanism
functional
role
for
bodily
feedback
therefore
shed
light
on
historical
James-Cannon
debate.
Brain,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
145(8), P. 2648 - 2663
Published: June 2, 2022
Abstract
Functional
neurological
disorder
reflects
impairments
in
brain
networks
leading
to
distressing
motor,
sensory
and/or
cognitive
symptoms
that
demonstrate
positive
clinical
signs
on
examination
incongruent
with
other
conditions.
A
central
issue
historical
and
contemporary
formulations
of
functional
has
been
the
mechanistic
aetiological
role
emotions.
However,
debate
mostly
omitted
fundamental
questions
about
nature
emotions
first
place.
In
this
perspective
article,
we
outline
a
set
relevant
working
principles
(e.g.
allostasis,
predictive
processing,
interoception
affect),
followed
by
focused
review
theory
constructed
emotion
introduce
new
understanding
what
are.
Building
theoretical
framework,
formulate
how
altered
category
construction
can
be
an
integral
component
pathophysiology
related
somatic
symptoms.
doing
so,
address
several
themes
for
field
including:
(i)
energy
regulation
process
relate
symptom
generation,
including
revisiting
alexithymia,
‘panic
attack
without
panic’,
dissociation,
insecure
attachment
influential
life
experiences;
(ii)
re-interpret
select
neurobiological
research
findings
cohorts
through
lens
illustrate
its
potential
relevance;
(iii)
discuss
therapeutic
implications.
While
continue
support
is
mechanistically
aetiologically
heterogenous,
consideration
relates
generation
maintenance
offers
integrated
viewpoint
cuts
across
neurology,
psychiatry,
psychology
cognitive-affective
neuroscience.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
26(8), P. 688 - 706
Published: June 3, 2022
Empathy
is
critical
to
adjusting
our
behavior
the
state
of
others.
The
past
decade
dramatically
deepened
understanding
biological
origin
this
capacity.
We
now
understand
that
rodents
robustly
show
emotional
contagion
for
distress
others
via
neural
structures
homologous
those
involved
in
human
empathy.
Their
propensity
approach
strengthens
effect.
Although
can
also
learn
favor
behaviors
benefit
overlapping
with
contagion,
they
do
so
less
reliably
and
more
selectively.
Together,
suggests
evolution
selected
mechanisms
prepare
animals
dangers
by
using
as
sentinels.
Such
shared
emotions
additionally
can,
under
certain
circumstances,
promote
prosocial
behavior.