Unfortunately the visit of Karin Roelofs has to be postponed. More information about the new date will be available soon.

We are happy to welcome Karin Roloefs from the Donders Institute at Raboud Universiteit, NL as part of our colloquium series SFB 1280 presents on January 15, 2025 at 16:00!

Central theme of the session: While scientists have traditionally considered automatic defensive responses to threat to be primarily relevant to animal behavior, a growing body of evidence suggests that these responses – in particular freezing and associated psychophysiological states – play a crucial role in human approach/avoidance decisions and the development of anxiety disorders. In her talk, Karin Roloefs addresses how the balance between parasympathetic and sympathetic activity during freezing influences decision-making during acute threat, and why incorporating these defense mechanisms is essential for both the advancement of computational psychiatry and our understanding of human resilience.

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