Dr Yoshiro ShibaUniversity positionResearch Associate DepartmentsDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience Research ThemeInterestsI am investigating neural mechanisms underlying anxiety and fear, especially in terms of physiological, behavioural and neurobiological risk factors or traits for development of anxiety disorders. Research Focus
EquipmentBehavioural analysis DREADD Excitotoxic lesion study Fear conditioning Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) CollaboratorsNo collaborators listed Associated News ItemsPublications2012Agustín-Pavón C, Braesicke K, Shiba Y, Santangelo AM, Mikheenko Y, Cockroft G, Asma F, Clarke H, Man MS, Roberts AC (2012), “Lesions of ventrolateral prefrontal or anterior orbitofrontal cortex in primates heighten negative emotion.” Biol Psychiatry 72(4):266-72 Details |