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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·August 8, 2021·4 min read

          ‘Triple Contagion’: How Fears Influence Coronavirus Transmission

          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.
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          ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·February 20, 2016·4 min read

          4Hz Oscillations Synchronize Prefrontal Amygdala Circuits During Fear Behavior 

          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.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·September 6, 2016·4 min read

          A New Angle on Anxiety

          Researchers have identified specific neurons in the hypothalamus that play a central role in triggering anxiety.
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          FeaturedGeneticsPsychology
          ·June 20, 2016·5 min read

          A New Genetic Candidate For The Treatment of PTSD

          Researchers have discovered a new genetic candidate for testing therapies that could affect fear learning in PTSD.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·January 6, 2020·5 min read

          A new link between fear, imitation, and antisocial behavior in children

          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.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·January 19, 2015·3 min read

          A New Neural Circuit Controls Fear in the Brain

          A pathway which regulates fear memory and behavior in mice has been discovered by researchers.
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          FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology
          ·October 23, 2017·4 min read

          Activation of Immune T Cells Leads to Behavioral Changes

          A new Nature Immunology study reveals immune cells alter the body's metabolism when activated, leading to changes in behavior.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·May 16, 2020·4 min read

          Acute stress may slow down the spread of fears

          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.
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          This image shows a person's face, the chemical structure of testosterone and the amygdala.
          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·June 15, 2015·3 min read

          Amygdala Activity Increased by Testosterone When People Face Socially Threatening Situations

          A new study reports the amygdala is influenced by motivation rather than emotion.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·May 20, 2019·4 min read

          Anxious people quicker to flee danger

          Those with anxiety escape from non-imminent threats of danger sooner than those who are not anxious.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·September 26, 2021·5 min read

          Augmented Reality Helps Tackle Fear of Spiders

          A newly developed augmented reality smartphone app may help reduce the fear of spiders for arachnophobes.
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          AutismFeaturedNeuroscience
          ·November 27, 2017·6 min read

          Autism and the Smell of Fear

          People on the autism spectrum appear to have different reactions to subliminal social odors, researchers report.
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