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How cortisol affects exposure therapy for anxiety disorders

Neuroscience NewsApril 26, 2019

Cortisol administration after exposure has no beneficial effects for patients suffering from phobias or anxiety disorders. Arachnophobics who received cortisol following exposure were more likely to relapse when they encountered spiders in a different context.... Read More...

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How the brain fights off fears that return to haunt us

Neuroscience NewsApril 1, 2019

Newly identified 'extinction neurons' in the hippocampus suppress fearful memories when activated, and allow the memories to return when deactivated. The findings may provide new treatment avenues for PTSD, phobias, and anxiety.... Read More...

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Playing Tetris May Alleviate PTSD Flashbacks

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 8, 2019

According to a new study, playing the popular video game Tetris may help people with PTSD to alleviate recurring visual memories of their traumatic experiences. Researchers report after playing Tetris, PTSD patients reported a decrease in the number of flashbacks related to the trauma they experienced.... Read More...

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Your Brain on Imagination: It’s a Lot Like Reality

Neuroscience NewsDecember 10, 2018

A new neuroimaging study reveals imagination may help people with fear or anxiety disorders overcome them. The study reports imagining a threat can alter the way it is represented in the brain.... Read More...

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Dopamine’s Role in Unlearning Fearful Association

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2018

Researchers report dopamine neurons may play a role in fear extinction. The study suggests targeting dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area could be of therapeutic benefit to reduce the impact of learned fear in PTSD and anxiety disorders.... Read More...

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Learning and Unlearning Fear: The Two Faces of Noradrenaline

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 18, 2017

RIKEN researchers report neurons in the locus coeruleus play a key role in emotional and flexible learning.... Read More...

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Magnetic Fields to Alleviate Anxiety

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 14, 2017

Using a combination of transcranial magnetic stimulation and virtual reality, researchers have helped to reduce anxiety in people with panic disorders.... Read More...

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Cocaine Users’ Brains Unable to Extinguish Drug Associations

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 11, 2017

A new study reveals chronic cocaine users have a global impairment of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.... Read More...

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Pinpointing a Brain Circuit That Keeps Fear at Bay

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 27, 2016

Researchers have discovered a method to prolong the benefits of extinction and identified a new way to improve exposure therapy in people suffering from phobias and PTSD.... Read More...

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The Role of Prefrontal Neurons in Flexible Behavior

Neuroscience NewsJuly 16, 2015

According to a new study, adjusting behaviors based on previous events involves neurons working together in the prefrontal cortex.... Read More...

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Rats use same brain area as humans to empathize with others

Brain differences detected in children with depressed parents

Controlling attention with brain waves

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Rats use same brain area as humans to empathize with others

Brain differences detected in children with depressed parents

Key brain region smaller in birth control pill users

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How cortisol affects exposure therapy for anxiety disorders

How the brain fights off fears that return to haunt us

Playing Tetris May Alleviate PTSD Flashbacks

Your Brain on Imagination: It’s a Lot Like Reality

Dopamine’s Role in Unlearning Fearful Association

Learning and Unlearning Fear: The Two Faces of Noradrenaline

Magnetic Fields to Alleviate Anxiety

Cocaine Users’ Brains Unable to Extinguish Drug Associations

Pinpointing a Brain Circuit That Keeps Fear at Bay

The Role of Prefrontal Neurons in Flexible Behavior