FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 27, 2018·4 min readDopamine’s Role in Unlearning Fearful AssociationResearchers 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
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 12, 2014·3 min readScientists Discover a New Pathway for Fear Deep Within the BrainResearchers announce the discovery of a new neural circuit which connects the amygdala to the PAG.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·April 9, 2019·4 min readNeural patterns key to understanding disorders such as PTSD discoveredImbalanced communication between the hippocampus and amygdala may lead to the inability to distinguish between negative memories that have overlapping features. The findings could provide new treatment options for those with PTSD.Read More
Featured·September 18, 2017·4 min readLearning and Unlearning Fear: The Two Faces of NoradrenalineRIKEN researchers report neurons in the locus coeruleus play a key role in emotional and flexible learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 25, 2017·5 min readFacial Expressions: How the Brain Processes EmotionA new study reveals the amygdala has distinct neurons that can judge ambiguity and intensity of facial expressions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 12, 2021·7 min readOuch! Needle-Phobic People Scarred by So Many Images of COVID ShotsConstant exposure to images of syringes and people getting the COVID-19 vaccine on TV and social media may discourage those with phobias of needles from getting their shots, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 25, 2019·5 min readHow our dreams prepare us to face our fearsStudy identified the neural correlates of fear during dreaming and reports similar areas are activated when experiencing fear during wakeful states.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 17, 2022·8 min readHow Do Social Interactions Conjure Up Memories and Emotional Responses in the Brain?Researchers reveal how memories and fear responses can be transmitted through social interactions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 9, 2022·3 min readEvening People Show Enhanced Fear Acquisition, Which May Increase the Risk to Develop AnxietyThe vulnerability of those with evening chronotypes to anxiety, PTSD, and related disorders may be mediated by altered fear acquisition.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 2, 2019·4 min readNewly discovered gene mutation reduces fear and anxiety, and increases social interactionThe Ph4-tm gene has been implicated in fear and anxiety. P4h-tm knockout mice showed diminished response to fear and showed more courageous behavior than wild-type mice with a functional P4h-tm gene.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 25, 2017·4 min readHow Fear Can Develop Out of Others’ TraumasThe endogenous opioid system may be responsible for learned fear based on the trauma of others, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·February 7, 2020·6 min readDeath: can our final moment be euphoric?Study sheds light on the process of death and questions if people experience a state of euphoria during their final moments.Read More