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This mri scan shows the location of the amygdala.

·November 20, 2013·3 min read

Size, Connectivity of Brain Region Linked to Anxiety Level in Young Children

Using neuroimaging technology to measure the size and connectivity of the amygdala allows researchers to predict the degree of anxiety a young child experiences in daily life, a new study reports.

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·November 14, 2013·3 min read

Glowing Worms Illuminate Roots of Behavior

Researchers develop a novel system to image worm brain activity. The new technology makes it possible for researchers to study the neural circuitry and genetics associated with animal behavior.

These fMRI scans are taken from the research paper.

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·November 6, 2013·2 min read

Personal Reflection Triggers Increased Brain Activity During Depressive Episodes

Using neuroimaging techniques, researchers find people experiencing depressive episodes have increased brain activity when thinking about themselves.

The image shows the position of the amygdala in the brain.

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·November 1, 2013·4 min read

Researchers Determine How Treatment for Anxiety Disorders Silences Fear Neurons

Using mouse models, researchers report that exposure therapy remodels an inhibitory junction in the amygdala. The findings could improve understanding of how exposure therapy could suppress fear responses and help develop new treatment methods for those with anxiety disorders.

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·October 31, 2013·2 min read

Research Finds Pain in Infancy Alters Response to Stress and Anxiety Later in Life

Infants who do not receive analgesics while undergoing treatment and tests in neonatal intensive care could have permanently altered future responses to anxiety, pain and stress in adulthood, a new study reports.

This image shows the serotonin pathway in the brain.

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·October 15, 2013·2 min read

Individuals Genetically Predisposed to Anxiousness May Be Less Likely to Volunteer and Help Others

Researchers find a genetic component to pro-social behavior is also linked to social anxiety.

This is a diagram of the human olfactory system

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·September 24, 2013·3 min read

A Shot of Anxiety and the World Stinks

A new neuroimaging study reveals how anxiety or stress can link areas of the brain for emotion and olfactory processing, making neutral odors smell malodorous.

This is a drawing of the neural circuitry of the rodent hippocampus.

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·September 24, 2013·4 min read

New Study Shows How ICU Ventilation May Trigger Mental Decline

A new study explores the connection between mechanical ventilation and hippocampal damage in ICU patients.

This shows neuron expressions in the amgydala and hippocampus.

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·August 21, 2013·3 min read

Brain Circuit Can Tune Anxiety

Researchers have discovered a communication pathway between the amygdala and ventral hippocampus which appears to control anxiety. The findings could help pinpoint better targets for anti-anxiety treatments.