Post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder and phobia manifest in ways that are
consistent with an uncontrollable state of fear. Their development involves heredity, previous …

The mammalian target of rapamycin kinase (mTOR) regulates protein synthesis in neurons
at the translational level through phosphorylation of several intracellular targets. Recent work …

The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway is important for regulating protein
translation. The present study characterized the role of mTOR-dependent translation in the …

The prevalence of depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and drug and alcohol use disorders
peaks during adolescence. Further, up to 50% of “adult” mental health disorders emerge in …

Recent work from a number of laboratories has provided new and important insights about
how gene expression is altered by experience and how these molecular changes may …

Synaptic modification supporting memory formation is thought to depend on gene expression
and protein synthesis. Disrupting either process around the time of learning prevents the …

This study investigated four predictors of interfaith marital satisfaction: identity status, differentiation,
personal authority, and religiosity. A questionnaire was given to 84 interfaith married …

Mobility has become more constrained, and patterns of immobility are spatially concentrated
in certain parts of the United States. Drawing on three years of ethnographic fieldwork in …

Fear conditioning studies in rodents allow us to assess vulnerability factors which might
underlie fear-based psychopathology such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Despite …

We examined whether protein kinase M zeta (PKMζ) inhibition in the amygdala permanently
disrupts fear memory by testing retention at various intervals after PKMζ blockade. Although …