A child's vaccination or needle fear can be reduced if the nurse spends additional time supporting children during the vaccination process.
At some point, we all face social rejection. Researchers say that while rejection affects us all differently, it's how respond to the setback that determines how rejection affects us.
Norepinephrine facilitates fear processing by stimulating a population of inhibitory neurons in the amygdala, generating repetitive bursting patterns of electrical activity. This activity changes the frequency of oscillations in the amygdala from resting state to aroused state, promoting the formation of fear memories.
Differences in gene expression in key brain areas may account for the reason some are less fearful of change than others.
KNT-127, a chemically synthesized compound, helps suppress fear memories associated with PTSD, researchers report.
The sensory cortex, not the amygdala, is responsible for storing fear memories from past experiences, a new study reports.
Mindful meditation may help people cope when faced with action crises, researchers say.
Researchers reveal how memories and fear responses can be transmitted through social interactions.
Researchers have identified a new target in the brain that underpins the freezing response associated with anxiety and fear. The findings could provide a new drug target for anxiety-related disorders.
The presence of friends increases arousal when people are exposed to scary stimuli, researchers report. Additionally, the stronger the response to the initial stimuli, the more fear response increases when exposed to subsequent scary stimuli.
Study reveals how the brain relies on feedback from the body to regulate fear response. When a mouse's body freezes in response to fear, its heart rate slows, and this leads to attenuated insular cortex activity.
Researchers have identified a pre-programmed neural circuit in the basolateral amygdala of mice that processes both positive and negative stimuli.
