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
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 29, 2015·3 min readIn A Crisis, Being Anxious May Be Good For YouAccording to researchers, anxious people process threat in a different region of the brain than those who are more laid back.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 29, 2015·2 min readThat’s Scary! People Will Submit Themselves to Immense Fear to Gain Social StatusAccording to researchers, some people engage in acts they find immensely fearful in order to gain social standing.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 23, 2015·3 min readIdentifying Neurons That Control AnxietyAccording to a new study, researchers have identified neurons in the amygdala which can cause anxiety behaviors.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 8, 2015·3 min readMath Tutoring Reduces Anxiety and Alters Fear Circuits in KidsA new study reports individualized math lessons reduces anxiety and alters fear circuits in children while improving their arithmetic performance.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 16, 2015·4 min readFor Screaming Out LoudAccording to researchers, screams possess unique acoustic properties, making them a specific type of vocal expression only used in times of stress or dangerous situations.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 15, 2015·3 min readAmygdala Activity Increased by Testosterone When People Face Socially Threatening SituationsA new study reports the amygdala is influenced by motivation rather than emotion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 29, 2015·4 min readResearchers Discover Brain Circuitry Responsible for Encoding Positive and Negative Learned AssociationsResearchers identify neural circuitry responsible for fear and reward learning in mice.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 19, 2015·3 min readA New Neural Circuit Controls Fear in the BrainA pathway which regulates fear memory and behavior in mice has been discovered by researchers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 16, 2015·2 min readImplanting FearResearchers report noradrenaline and Hebbian plasticity work in tandem to form memories of fearful events.Read More
