FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 14, 2016·4 min readSpecialized Neurons in Brain Area Associated with Emotional Memory Play Role in FearAccording to a new study, fear memory encoding is influences by parvalbumin interneurons in the amygdala.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·June 20, 2016·5 min readA New Genetic Candidate For The Treatment of PTSDResearchers have discovered a new genetic candidate for testing therapies that could affect fear learning in PTSD.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 15, 2016·5 min readDirect Evidence of Ultra Fast Response to Fear in the Human AmygdalaA new study reports the amygdala is able to detect threats in the visual environment in ultra fast time.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 24, 2016·4 min readCan’t Resist Temptation? That May Not Be a Bad ThingResearchers report what appears to be impulsiveness could be an adaptive strategy.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 17, 2016·5 min readBacterial Immunization Prevents PTSD-Like Symptoms in MiceAccording to a new study, mice injected with a specific bacterium became more resilient to stress, showing less anxiety and fear in stressful situations.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 16, 2016·3 min readThe Transmission of Fear Between Individuals Can Be CounteractedAccording to a new study, the social transmission of fear can be prevented.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 21, 2016·6 min readThe Smell of Fear: Neurons Involved in Rodent Stress Response IdentifiedResearchers identify neurons and a specific brain region behind the innate fear response.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 8, 2016·4 min readWaves of FearResearchers detect coordinated oscillations in the activity of two different areas of the brain which are characteristic of the fear response.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 20, 2016·4 min read4HzĀ OscillationsĀ Synchronize Prefrontal AmygdalaĀ CircuitsĀ During Fear BehaviorĀ 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.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 16, 2016·3 min readThe Itsy Bitsy Spider? Arachnophobes Over-Estimate Spider SizeAccording to a new study, arachnophobes are more likely to over-estimate the size of a spider compared to neutral animals.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 28, 2016·4 min readUpending Conventional Wisdom About Responses to FearAccording to researchers, female rats tend to respond to fear by darting.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 29, 2015·4 min readShared Bad Memories Bind Fighters To Their GroupsResearchers report emotional experiences play a role in the fusion between people's personal and group identities.Read More