Modeling anxiety in healthy humans: a key intermediate bridge between basic and clinical sciences. Grillon, C., Robinson, O. J., Cornwell, B., & Ernst, M. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 44(12):1999–2010, November, 2019. Place: England
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Animal models of anxiety disorders are important for elucidating neurobiological defense mechanisms. However, animal models are limited when it comes to understanding the more complex processes of anxiety that are unique to humans (e.g., worry) and to screen new treatments. In this review, we outline how the Experimental Psychopathology approach, based on experimental models of anxiety in healthy subjects, can mitigate these limitations and complement research in animals. Experimental psychopathology can bridge basic research in animals and clinical studies, as well as guide and constrain hypotheses about the nature of psychopathology, treatment mechanisms, and treatment targets. This review begins with a brief review of the strengths and limitations of animal models before discussing the need for human models of anxiety, which are especially necessary to probe higher-order cognitive processes. This can be accomplished by combining anxiety-induction procedures with tasks that probe clinically relevant processes to identify neurocircuits that are potentially altered by anxiety. The review then discusses the validity of experimental psychopathology and introduces a methodological approach consisting of five steps: (1) select anxiety-relevant cognitive or behavioral operations and associated tasks, (2) identify the underlying neurocircuits supporting these operations in healthy controls, 3) examine the impact of experimental anxiety on the targeted operations in healthy controls, (4) utilize findings from step 3 to generate hypotheses about neurocircuit dysfunction in anxious patients, and 5) evaluate treatment mechanisms and screen novel treatments. This is followed by two concrete illustrations of this approach and suggestions for future studies.
@article{grillon_modeling_2019,
	title = {Modeling anxiety in healthy humans: a key intermediate bridge between basic and clinical sciences.},
	volume = {44},
	copyright = {All rights reserved},
	issn = {1740-634X 0893-133X},
	doi = {10.1038/s41386-019-0445-1},
	abstract = {Animal models of anxiety disorders are important for elucidating neurobiological defense mechanisms. However, animal models are limited when it comes to  understanding the more complex processes of anxiety that are unique to humans  (e.g., worry) and to screen new treatments. In this review, we outline how the  Experimental Psychopathology approach, based on experimental models of anxiety in  healthy subjects, can mitigate these limitations and complement research in  animals. Experimental psychopathology can bridge basic research in animals and  clinical studies, as well as guide and constrain hypotheses about the nature of  psychopathology, treatment mechanisms, and treatment targets. This review begins  with a brief review of the strengths and limitations of animal models before  discussing the need for human models of anxiety, which are especially necessary  to probe higher-order cognitive processes. This can be accomplished by combining  anxiety-induction procedures with tasks that probe clinically relevant processes  to identify neurocircuits that are potentially altered by anxiety. The review  then discusses the validity of experimental psychopathology and introduces a  methodological approach consisting of five steps: (1) select anxiety-relevant  cognitive or behavioral operations and associated tasks, (2) identify the  underlying neurocircuits supporting these operations in healthy controls, 3)  examine the impact of experimental anxiety on the targeted operations in healthy  controls, (4) utilize findings from step 3 to generate hypotheses about  neurocircuit dysfunction in anxious patients, and 5) evaluate treatment  mechanisms and screen novel treatments. This is followed by two concrete  illustrations of this approach and suggestions for future studies.},
	language = {eng},
	number = {12},
	journal = {Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology},
	author = {Grillon, Christian and Robinson, Oliver J. and Cornwell, Brian and Ernst, Monique},
	month = nov,
	year = {2019},
	pmid = {31226707},
	pmcid = {PMC6897969},
	note = {Place: England},
	keywords = {Animal, Animals, Anxiety Disorders/*physiopathology, Anxiety/*physiopathology, Biological, Biomedical/*methods, Disease Models, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Models, Models, Biological, Psychopathology/*methods, Research Design, Translational Research, Translational Research, Biomedical/*methods},
	pages = {1999--2010},
}

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