References: 1 Swiercz, A. P., Seligowski, A. V., Park, J., & Marvar, P. J. (2018). Extinction of Fear Memory Attenuates Conditioned Cardiovascular Fear Reactivity. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 12. Introduction Post-Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD), a subtype of anxiety disorder, is manifested as emotional and physical hyperresponsiveness. The trigger of such responses is associated with traumatic events outside the range of usual human experience, such as military combat, life threatening attacks or devastating natural disasters. If left untreated or undertreated, painful repercussions may be debilitating and severely impact a person’s quality of life. More importantly, these responses can lead to deadly cardiovascular events. The most commonly used PTSD ani

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