The amygdala processes and directs inputs and outputs that are key to fear behavior.
However, whether it directly senses fear-evoking stimuli is unknown. Because the amygdala …

Both lesion and functional imaging studies in humans 1, 2, as well as neurophysiological
studies in nonhuman primates 3, demonstrate the importance of the prefrontal cortex in …

The scientific literature relevant to social work practice has grown expansively in recent years.
Corollary developments, including the widespread availability of electronic bibliographic …

Mindfulness training may disrupt the risk chain of stress-precipitated alcohol relapse. In 2008,
53 alcohol-dependent adults (mean age = 40.3) recruited from a therapeutic community …

Objective: Opioid pharmacotherapy is now the leading treatment for chronic pain, a problem
that affects nearly one third of the US population. Given the dramatic rise in prescription …

High rates of relapse following substance misuse treatment highlight an urgent need for
effective therapies. Although the number of empirical studies investigating effects of mindfulness …

Pharmacological ascorbate has been proposed as a potential anti-cancer agent when
combined with radiation and chemotherapy. The anti-cancer effects of ascorbate are …

The human superior temporal cortex plays a critical role in hearing, speech, and language,
yet its functional organization is poorly understood. Evoked potentials (EPs) to auditory click‐…

Approximately 513 million Chinese citizens used the Internet in 2011, with adolescents
reporting comparatively high levels of use. Although numerous studies (reviewed herein) …

Key points A recent 30 year prospective study showed that lifelong sauna use reduces
cardiovascular‐related and all‐cause mortality; however, the specific cardiovascular adaptations …