AFC	auditory fear conditioning
AN	accessory nuclei
ARC	arcuate nucleus
AVP	vasopressin
BA	basal amygdala
BLA	basolateral amygdala
BNST	bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
CCK	cholecystokinin
CDFC	cued-dependent fear conditioning
CeA	central amygdala
CeL	central lateral amygdala
CeM	central medial amygdala
CFC	contextual fear conditioning
CS	conditioned stimulus
dACC	dorsal anterior cingulate cortex
fMRI	functional magnetic resonance imaging
HPA	hypothalamus pituitary axis
IL	infralimbic area
IN	intranasal
ITCs	intercalated cell masses
LA	lateral amygdala
ME	median eminence
mPFC	medial prefrontal cortex
NTS	nucleus of the solitary tract
OXT	oxytocin
OXTR	OXT receptor
PAG	periaqueductal gray
PL	prelimbic area
PTSD	post-traumatic stress disorder
PVN	paraventricular nucleus
SAD	social anxiety disorders
SON	supraoptic nucleus
SPS	single prolonged stress
TRPV1	transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 receptor
US	unconditioned stimulus
VMH	ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus
VTA	ventral tegmental area