title: Attentional biases to emotional stimuli: Key components of the RDoC constructs of sustained threat and loss.
abstract: Biased attention to emotional stimuli plays a key role in the RDoC constructs of Sustained Threat and Loss. In this article, we review approaches to assessing these biases, their links with psychopathology, and the underlying neural influences. We then review evidence from twin and candidate gene studies regarding genetic influences on attentional biases. We also discuss the impact of developmental and environmental influences and end with a number of suggestions for future research in this area.
authors.affiliation: Center for Affective Science, Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, New York.
authors.forename: Brandon E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Gibb
authors.affiliation: Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island.|Division of Behavioral Genetics, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.|Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: McGeary
authors.affiliation: Institute for Mental Health Research, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Beevers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research
keywords: RDoC; anxiety; attentional biases; depression