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·May 4, 2020·3 min read

Extinguishing fearful memories depends on the flexibility of your DNA

The ability to extinguish fear memories may rely on the flexibility of a person's DNA.

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·March 13, 2020·3 min read

How associative fear memory is formed in the brain

The formation of fear memories involves the strengthening of neural pathways between the hippocampus and the amygdala.

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·February 20, 2020·3 min read

New strategies for helping children process negative emotions

Spending time outdoors and helping to control fears can help children process their negative emotions.

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·February 7, 2020·6 min read

Death: can our final moment be euphoric?

Study sheds light on the process of death and questions if people experience a state of euphoria during their final moments.

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·January 30, 2020·3 min read

What makes fear decrease?

Fear and physiological tension can be reduced by the mere presence of another person, even if the person is unknown and does not offer support.

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·January 24, 2020·3 min read

Horror movies manipulate brain activity expertly to enhance excitement

Neuroimaging reveals areas of the brain associated with visual and auditory processing are more active when anxiety slowly increases during horror movies. After a shocking scene, brain areas associated with emotional processing, threat evaluation, and decision making increase in activity.

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·January 15, 2020·5 min read

With these neurons, extinguishing fear is its own reward

Fear extinction memories and feelings of reward are both stored in neurons that express the Ppp1r1b gene in the posterior of the basolateral amygdala.

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·January 14, 2020·6 min read

T. gondii cat parasite reduces general anxiety in infected mice, not just fear of feline predators

Mice infected with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite showed no selective reduction in fear of feline predators. Findings reveal chronic T. gondii infection reduces anxiety and risk-aversion while increasing curiosity and exploratory behaviors.

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·January 6, 2020·5 min read

Mindfulness makes it easier to forget your fears

Daily training with a mindfulness app has lasting effects on extinction learning.

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·January 6, 2020·5 min read

A new link between fear, imitation, and antisocial behavior in children

Children who exhibit less fear and desire for social connection, and who engage less in imitative behaviors, are more likely to develop callous-unemotional traits which may later lead to antisocial behaviors.

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·November 25, 2019·5 min read

How our dreams prepare us to face our fears

Study identified the neural correlates of fear during dreaming and reports similar areas are activated when experiencing fear during wakeful states.

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·November 4, 2019·4 min read

How brain injury can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder

Traumatic brain injury caused five times as many neurons in the amygdala to be active during white noise exposure in rats. Altered sensory processing within subcortical sensory-emotional networks following TBI impacts the facilitation of traumatic memory and may contribute to the development of PTSD.

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Extinguishing fearful memories depends on the flexibility of your DNA

How associative fear memory is formed in the brain

New strategies for helping children process negative emotions

Death: can our final moment be euphoric?

What makes fear decrease?

Horror movies manipulate brain activity expertly to enhance excitement

With these neurons, extinguishing fear is its own reward

T. gondii cat parasite reduces general anxiety in infected mice, not just fear of feline predators

Mindfulness makes it easier to forget your fears

A new link between fear, imitation, and antisocial behavior in children

How our dreams prepare us to face our fears

How brain injury can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder

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