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
FeaturedPsychology·August 7, 2017·5 min readStress Heightens Fear of Threats From the PastA new study reveals coupling old memories with a stressful event can make people perceive harmless situations as dangerous.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 26, 2017·1 min readThe Brain’s Fight and Flight Response to Social ThreatIn a study exploring the neural correlates of the fight or flight response, people who choose to flee perceive a greater threat, leading them to behaviorally and mentally disengage from a situation, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 23, 2017·5 min readHow Hearing a Warning Sound Turns Into Fearing It Over Time: Mouse StudyResearchers identify a new mechanism that contributes to learning an association between a warning noise and a fearful event.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 14, 2017·4 min readVisiting Virtual Beach Improves Patient Experiences During Dental ProceduresA virtual walk on a beach could help improve people's experiences during dental procedures, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 11, 2017·2 min readStudy Links Certain Characteristics With ISIS AnxietyResearchers report being female, having lower socio-economic status and having higher levels of PTSD symptoms are most associated to anxiety over potential terror attacks.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
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 18, 2017·4 min readBrain Region Found to be Associated With Fear of Uncertain FutureThose who find it hard to cope with uncertainty over possible future threats could have an unusually large striatum, a new study reports.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·May 15, 2017·6 min readStudy Expands Understanding of How the Brain Encodes Fear MemoryFindings could lead to the development of new treatments to reduce the effects of PTSD, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 2, 2017·6 min readECT is Safe and Nothing to FearResearchers say fear of electroconvulsive therapy is unfounded, as the treatment is safe and effective. However, the entertainment industry play on people's fears of ECT and continue to show the treatment in a negative light.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
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 24, 2017·5 min readBrain Circuit Enables Split Second Decision When Cues ConflictA new study reveals the brain circuit that governs how we respond to conflicting environmental cues.Read More