FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 8, 2022·3 min readDiscovery of Novel Brain Fear Mechanisms Offers Target for Anxiety-Reducing DrugsResearchers 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 31, 2021·4 min readMapping the Brain Circuitry of SpiritualityResearchers find a region of the brain stem called the periaqueductal gray may mediate religiosity and spirituality in humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 1, 2021·5 min readBrain Circuit for Spirituality IdentifiedA new study has identified a specific brain circuit centered in the periaqueductal gray that is linked to spiritual acceptance and religiosity.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 25, 2017·4 min readHow Fear Can Develop Out of Others’ TraumasThe endogenous opioid system may be responsible for learned fear based on the trauma of others, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 24, 2017·5 min readPlacebo Effect Could Mend a Broken Heart TooA new neuroimaging study finds the placebo effect can help to lessen the impact of the emotional pain from romantic rejection.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 12, 2017·4 min readSwitching on the Predatory Kill Instinct in MiceUsing optogenetics to stimulate neurons in the central amygdala, researchers turn on predatory hunting motivation in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 9, 2017·5 min readNeural Connection Keeps Instincts in CheckResearchers have traced the neural connections that help us to curb our impulses.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 14, 2016·4 min readThe Power of Expectation Can Restrain Hyper-Emotional Memories in the BrainResearchers have identified a brain circuit that provides emotional memory tuning in rats.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 12, 2014·3 min readScientists Discover a New Pathway for Fear Deep Within the BrainResearchers announce the discovery of a new neural circuit which connects the amygdala to the PAG.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 4, 2013·3 min readGet the Picture? New High Resolution Images Show Brain Activity Like Never BeforeA new neuroimaging study was able to show activity in sub-regions of the PAG with more precision than ever before.Read More
