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A schematic mammalian brain is shown in which prefrontal cortex (PFC) and sensory cortex interact with hippocampal (HP), bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST), amygdala (AM) and hypothalamic (HYP) circuits to mediate stress, anxiety, and fear responses.
