Abstract
Defensive behaviors are evolved responses to threat, common to most mammalian species. Specific defenses may be differentiated anatomically at some brain sites and by responsivity to antianxiety drugs. Over-(or inappropriate) expression of specific defenses may contribute to the phenomenology of particular anxiety disorders. © 2007
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Stress |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
Pages | 722-726 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780123739476 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)