FeaturedNeuroscience·November 11, 2020·4 min readSleep Loss Hijacks Brain’s Activity During LearningSleep deprivation reduces the brain's ability to unlearn fear-related memories, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 5, 2020·4 min readHow Does the Brain Process Fear?Study reveals the globus pallidus plays a critical role in fear processing.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·October 31, 2020·3 min readNeuron-Based Gene Expression Study Reveals Insights on Fear and Its RegulationThe expression of the CREB gene may function as a switch to regulate fear and extinction learning. The findings could provide a new avenue of treatment for PTSD and other mental health disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 31, 2020·4 min readShould I Run, or Should I Not? The Neural Basis of Aggression and FlightStudy reveals a key role for the ventromedial hypothalamus in fight or flight behaviors. Findings suggest the ventromedial hypothalamus alters in response to social experiences.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 30, 2020·4 min readHaunted House Researchers Investigate the Mystery of Playing With FearHaunted house experiment shows "just the right" amount of fear is key to maximizing enjoyment.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 19, 2020·6 min readFear and Anxiety Share Same Bases in BrainFear and anxiety share overlapping neural circuits. The findings contradict the popular belief that anxiety and fear are distinct emotions with different triggers and segregated brain circuits.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 21, 2020·4 min readThe Overlap Between Fear and Anxiety Brain CircuitsStudy provides contrary evidence to existing theory, finding anxiety and fear reflect overlapping neural circuits.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 19, 2020·6 min readHow Fear Persists in the Mouse BrainWhen 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.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 2, 2020·5 min readTranscranial Stimulation to Prevent Fear Memories From ReturningRepetitive transcranial memory stimulation applied to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex modifies the negative effects of fear memories. The findings could have implications for the treatment of PTSD.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 31, 2020·4 min readPandemic Leads to Higher Depression, Anxiety and FearDuring the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, people reported an increase in symptoms of depression, fear, anxiety, psychological trauma, and suicidal ideations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 13, 2020·3 min readWhy Are Memories Attached to Emotions so Strong?Hippocampal neurons that respond to fearful stimuli relay that information to the amygdala. These neurons synchronize when memories of the stimuli are later recalled. The synchrony is critical to establish fear memories and the greater the synchrony, the stronger the memory becomes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 9, 2020·6 min readHow Fear Transforms into AnxietyIn anxiety, neural activity becomes elevated across many specific brain regions, and normal coordination between the networks becomes decreased.Read More