A (AMY)—amygdala

5-HT—5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)

ACC—anterior cingulate cortex

AMPAR—α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptors

ANS—autonomic nervous system

AP-1—transcription factor activating protein 1

ATP/Ado—adenosine triphosphate/adenosine

BA—Brodmann’s area

BF—basal forebrain

BLA—basolateral nucleus of amygdala

BNST—bed nucleus of stria terminalis

BPD—borderline personality disorder

CE—central nucleus of amygdala

CN—caudate nucleus

CNS—central nervous system

Co—cortical nucleus of amygdala

CPRN—caudal pontine reticular nucleus

CRH/CRF—corticotropin releasing hormone/factor

CS—conditioned stimulus

DA—dopamine

dlPFC—dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

dmPFC—dorsomedial prefrontal cortex

DRN—dorsal raphe nucleus

DSM-5—Diagnostic and Statistica Manual of mental disorders, 5th revision

DTN—dorsal tegmental nucleus

EC—entorhinal cortex

EEG—electroencephalogram

FLAIR—fluid attenuated inversion recovery MRI sequence

fMRI—functional magnetic resonance imaging

GABA—gamma (γ) aminobutyric acid

GAD—generalized anxiety disorder

H—hippocampus

HF—hippocampal formation

IN—intercalated neurons of the amygdala

ICD-10—International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision

LA—lateral nucleus of amygdala

LC—locus coeruleus

LH—lateral hypothalamus

lPFC—lateral prefrontal cortex

LTD—long-term depression

LTP—long-term potentiation

MDD—major depressive disorder

MDMA—3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy)

ME—medial nucleus of amygdala

MGN—medial geniculate nucleus of thalamus

mPFC—medial prefrontal cortex

NAc—nucleus accumbens septi

NAc MNS—medium spiny neurons of NAc

N. V—trigeminal nerve

N. VII—facial nerve

NMDAR—N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors

OFC—orbitofrontal cortex

OXT—oxytocin

P—putamen

PAG—periaqueductal gray

PBN—parabrachial nuclei

PCC—posterior cingulate cortex

PL—paralaminar nucleus

PNS—peripheral nervous system

PTSD—post-traumatic stress disorder

PVN—periventricular nucleus

rmPFC—rostromedial prefrontal cortex

RMTg—rostromedial tegmental nucleus

BDNF—brain-derived neurotrophic factor

DTI—diffusion tensor imaging

SNc—substantia nigra, pars compacta

TBI—traumatic brain injury

UC—unconditioned stimulus

vlPFC—ventrolateral prefrontal cortex

vmPFC—ventromedial prefrontal cortex

VPL—ventroposterolateral nucleus of thalamus

VPM—ventroposteromedial nucleus of thalamus

VTA—ventral tegmental area