| ACA | anterior cingulate area |
| AMG | amygdala |
| AMPAR | α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid receptor |
| API | Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient |
| ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| ATC | Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System |
| β-AR | beta-adrenergic receptor |
| BDI-II | Beck Depression Inventory-II |
| BLA | basolateral amygdala |
| BP | blood pressure |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CR | conditioned response |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| CS | conditioned stimulus |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| dCA3 | dorsal cornu ammonis 3 |
| dDG | dorsal dentate gyrus |
| dHPC | dorsal hippocampus |
| dmPFC | dorsal medial prefrontal cortex |
| DPAG | dorsal periaqueductal grey |
| EBAD | emotional, behavioural, and autonomic dysregulation |
| EKG | electrocardiogram |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FFA | free fatty acid |
| HPC | hippocampus |
| HR | heart rate |
| ILA | infralimbic area |
| LA | lateral amygdala |
| NE | noradrenaline, norepinephrine |
| OSF | Open Science Framework |
| PCL-S | PTSD Check List |
| PFC | prefrontal cortex |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PO | Perceptual Organisation |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews |
| PS | Processing Speed |
| PTSD | post-traumatic stress disorder |
| SAD | social anxiety disorder |
| SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test |
| SD | social defeat |
| SIB | self-injurious behaviour |
| SVTs | supraventricular tachyarrhythmias |
| US | unconditioned stimulus |
| vCA3 | ventral cornu ammonis 3 |
| vHPC | ventral hippocampus |
| VOT | voice onset time |
| WM | Working Memory |