A new mathematical model incorporates fear, both of infection and vaccination, to better understand how pandemics occur in multiple waves of infection, as we are witnessing with COVID-19.
Researchers show freezing behavior associated with feat is associated with an internally generated brain state that manifests in sustained 4 Hz oscillatory dynamics in the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex-basolateral amygdala circuits.
Researchers have identified specific neurons in the hypothalamus that play a central role in triggering anxiety.
Researchers have discovered a new genetic candidate for testing therapies that could affect fear learning in PTSD.
Children who exhibit less fear and desire for social connection, and who engage less in imitative behaviors, are more likely to develop callous-unemotional traits which may later lead to antisocial behaviors.
A pathway which regulates fear memory and behavior in mice has been discovered by researchers.
A new Nature Immunology study reveals immune cells alter the body's metabolism when activated, leading to changes in behavior.
Stress alters how we process and share risky information. Researchers report people were less likely to amplify fears in conversations when they were feeling stressed.
A new study reports the amygdala is influenced by motivation rather than emotion.
Those with anxiety escape from non-imminent threats of danger sooner than those who are not anxious.
A newly developed augmented reality smartphone app may help reduce the fear of spiders for arachnophobes.
People on the autism spectrum appear to have different reactions to subliminal social odors, researchers report.
