The Neurobiology of Anxiety

As you most likely know, anxiety is one of the most common disorders affecting people today. In addition, since the start of the global coronavirus pandemic, the use of anti-anxiety drugs has spiked sharply in the US. However, what exactly is the neurobiology of anxiety? Let’s take a look at how it’s produced in the body. Anxiety is related to the anticipation of future, indefinite, and unforeseeable dangers. One of its main traits is that it’s anticipatory. In other words, it has the ability to foresee or point out danger or a threat to the person. Therefore, anxiety has an important…