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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·October 14, 2016·3 min read

          How Neuroscience Could Benefit From the Learning and Performance of Music

          A new study reports learning and performing music could be of benefit to those who have experienced traumatic events.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 19, 2020·6 min read

          How Fear Persists in the Mouse Brain

          When a mouse senses a threat, neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus become activated and remain active for ten seconds after the threat is removed. Fear responses could be induced by artificially stimulating these neurons. Artificially silencing the neurons reduced fear behavior.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·September 8, 2015·3 min read

          Math Tutoring Reduces Anxiety and Alters Fear Circuits in Kids

          A new study reports individualized math lessons reduces anxiety and alters fear circuits in children while improving their arithmetic performance.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·October 23, 2017·4 min read

          Researchers Revise Our Knowledge of How the Brain Learns to Fear

          Researchers report conventional understanding of fear learning may be incorrect. Contrary to popular thought, the central amygdala, and not the lateral amygdala may be the seat of aversive learning.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·May 24, 2016·4 min read

          Can’t Resist Temptation? That May Not Be a Bad Thing

          Researchers report what appears to be impulsiveness could be an adaptive strategy.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·February 18, 2018·5 min read

          Love and Fear Are Visible Across the Brain, Not Restricted to One Region

          A new study reports basic emotions, such as happiness and anger, are not limited to specific regions, but have distinct connectivity patterns that encompass much of the brain.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·September 21, 2022·4 min read

          How Fear Memories Get Stuck in Some Brains

          Down-regulation of the PRDM2 protein increases the consolidation of fear-related memories in the brain.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·August 4, 2016·2 min read

          Sharks Get Bad Rap When Viewed With Ominous Background Music

          According to researchers, the choice of background music can affect a viewer's attitude towards sharks.
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          ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·February 20, 2016·4 min read

          4Hz Oscillations Synchronize Prefrontal Amygdala Circuits During Fear Behavior 

          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.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·March 23, 2017·3 min read

          Boosting Natural Brain Opioids May Be A Better Way To Treat Anxiety

          Researchers report medications that boost the effect of naturally produced opioids may be better at reducing anxiety and fear than receptor binding opioids.
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          FeaturedNeurologyPsychology
          ·October 3, 2016·3 min read

          More Than 50 Percent of People Over 90 With Alzheimer’s Use Psychotropic Drugs

          According to a new study, hunger can suppress rival drive states such as fear, anxiety, thirst or social needs.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·February 16, 2016·3 min read

          The Itsy Bitsy Spider? Arachnophobes Over-Estimate Spider Size

          According to a new study, arachnophobes are more likely to over-estimate the size of a spider compared to neutral animals.
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