Northwestern University
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Social interactions with conspecifics markedly alter the neuroendocrine, behavioral and emotional responses to stressful events. Some of these effects involve observational learning and result in lasting changes of fear-motivated... more
Activation of NMDA receptors (NMDAR) in the hippocampus is essential for the formation of contextual and trace memory. However, the role of individual NMDAR subunits in the molecular mechanisms contributing to these memory processes is... more
Extensive research has unraveled the molecular basis of learning processes underlying contextual fear conditioning, but the mechanisms of fear extinction remain less known. Contextual fear extinction occurs when an aversive stimulus that... more
Foreword. Section I: The Discipline of Psychiatry: The Impact of Changing Conceptual, Organizational, and Philosophical Issues on the Shape of Psychiatry. Introduction. The neuroscience revolution and psychiatry. Psychoanalysis. Social... more