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·July 6, 2012·4 min read

When Anxiety Won’t Go Away

Scientists discovered a mechanism which stops the process of forgetting anxiety after a stress event. They showed that feelings of anxiety don’t subside if too little dynorphin is released into the brain. The results can help open up new paths in the treatment of trauma patients.

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·October 30, 2017·7 min read

The Science of Fright: Why We Love to be Scared

Researchers look at the neuroscience behind why we love to be scared.

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·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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·February 18, 2013·2 min read

Memory Appears Susceptible to Eradication of Fear Responses

Fear responses can only be erased when people learn something new while retrieving the fear memory according to a new study.

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·October 15, 2022·4 min read

The More Specifics People Have On Potential Dangers, the Less Fearful They Become

Detailed knowledge of probabilities can make dangerous risks seem far less risky, a new study reports.

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·November 21, 2016·5 min read

Reconditioning the Brain to Overcome Fear

Combining artificial intelligence and neuroimaging, researchers have devised a way of unconsciously removing a fear memory from the brain.

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·April 29, 2015·4 min read

Researchers Discover Brain Circuitry Responsible for Encoding Positive and Negative Learned Associations

Researchers identify neural circuitry responsible for fear and reward learning in mice.

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·April 24, 2017·5 min read

Brain Circuit Enables Split Second Decision When Cues Conflict

A new study reveals the brain circuit that governs how we respond to conflicting environmental cues.

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·May 20, 2019·4 min read

Anxious people quicker to flee danger

Those with anxiety escape from non-imminent threats of danger sooner than those who are not anxious.

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·January 4, 2017·4 min read

Witnessing Fear in Others Can Physically Change the Brain

A new study reports traumatic experiences can alter the brain, leaving people more vulnerable to psychological problems.

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·July 14, 2016·4 min read

Specialized Neurons in Brain Area Associated with Emotional Memory Play Role in Fear

According to a new study, fear memory encoding is influences by parvalbumin interneurons in the amygdala.

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·July 20, 2019·4 min read

Emotion-detection applications built on outdated science

A new report warns most software designed to read facial emotions are based on outdated scientific data. Researchers say the majority of emotional detection software applications do not capture real differences in the way people convey, or interpret, emotion on faces.

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When Anxiety Won’t Go Away

Math Tutoring Reduces Anxiety and Alters Fear Circuits in Kids

Memory Appears Susceptible to Eradication of Fear Responses

The More Specifics People Have On Potential Dangers, the Less Fearful They Become

Reconditioning the Brain to Overcome Fear

Researchers Discover Brain Circuitry Responsible for Encoding Positive and Negative Learned Associations

Brain Circuit Enables Split Second Decision When Cues Conflict

Anxious people quicker to flee danger

Witnessing Fear in Others Can Physically Change the Brain

Specialized Neurons in Brain Area Associated with Emotional Memory Play Role in Fear

Emotion-detection applications built on outdated science

Protein Key to Lifespan and Healthy Aging Identified

Unlocking Genes Behind Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Placebo Power: Patient Belief in Treatment Impacts Depression Therapy Effectiveness

Redefining Myelin Damage

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