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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·March 8, 2022·3 min read

          Discovery of Novel Brain Fear Mechanisms Offers Target for Anxiety-Reducing Drugs

          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.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·August 31, 2021·4 min read

          Mapping the Brain Circuitry of Spirituality

          Researchers find a region of the brain stem called the periaqueductal gray may mediate religiosity and spirituality in humans.
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          ·July 1, 2021·5 min read

          Brain Circuit for Spirituality Identified

          A new study has identified a specific brain circuit centered in the periaqueductal gray that is linked to spiritual acceptance and religiosity.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·May 25, 2017·4 min read

          How Fear Can Develop Out of Others’ Traumas

          The endogenous opioid system may be responsible for learned fear based on the trauma of others, researchers report.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·April 24, 2017·5 min read

          Placebo Effect Could Mend a Broken Heart Too

          A new neuroimaging study finds the placebo effect can help to lessen the impact of the emotional pain from romantic rejection.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·January 12, 2017·4 min read

          Switching on the Predatory Kill Instinct in Mice

          Using optogenetics to stimulate neurons in the central amygdala, researchers turn on predatory hunting motivation in mice.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·January 9, 2017·5 min read

          Neural Connection Keeps Instincts in Check

          Researchers have traced the neural connections that help us to curb our impulses.
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          ·November 14, 2016·4 min read

          The Power of Expectation Can Restrain Hyper-Emotional Memories in the Brain

          Researchers have identified a brain circuit that provides emotional memory tuning in rats.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·February 12, 2014·3 min read

          Scientists Discover a New Pathway for Fear Deep Within the Brain

          Researchers announce the discovery of a new neural circuit which connects the amygdala to the PAG.
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          ·October 4, 2013·3 min read

          Get the Picture? New High Resolution Images Show Brain Activity Like Never Before

          A new neuroimaging study was able to show activity in sub-​​regions of the PAG with more precision than ever before.
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