Lasting Effects of Early Life Stress on Genome, Gut and Brain
Researchers report stress during fetal development and early childhood can have lasting implications for brain development, leading to increased risks of brain disorders later in life.
View ArticleWhat Mass Shootings do to Those Not Shot: Social Consequences of Gun Violence
Researchers report on the social and psychological consequences exposure to mass shootings have on survivors, first responders and the community as a whole.
View ArticleHow Fear and Anger Effects Different Political Ideologies
A new study reports the emotional underpinnings of political ideology motivates how the people seek and process information about election races and climate change.
View ArticleThe 17 Different Ways Your Face Conveys Happiness
A new study reports humans have more universal ways of expressing happiness than any other emotion.
View ArticleEpigenetics Contributes to Male and Female Differences in Fear Memories
A new mouse study reveals males recall fearful memories better than females. Researchers attribute the difference to the gene Cdk5, which has previously been implicated in creating fear memories and...
View ArticleImmersive Virtual Reality Therapy Shows Lasting Effect in Phobia Treatments...
Researchers report children on the autism spectrum who experience specific phobias may benefit from immersive virtual reality therapy. The study reports immersive VR helped almost 45% of children with...
View ArticleHeartbeats and Memory Suppression: The New Tools for Controlling Fear
From designing drugs to help suppress traumatic memories, to harnessing the power of heartbeats, researchers are searching for new therapies to help people overcome their fears and phobias.
View ArticleExtinguishing Fear Memories Relies On An Unusual Change to DNA
Researchers report fear extinction memories form as a result of an adenosine modification, which help to increase the activity of specific genes.
View ArticleEstrogen Made by Neurons Important to Memory Making
Researchers report estrogen may play a significant role in synaptic plasticity and memory formation. The study reports mice whose neurons did not produce estrogen have impairments in spatial reference...
View ArticleHow the brain fights off fears that return to haunt us
Newly identified 'extinction neurons' in the hippocampus suppress fearful memories when activated, and allow the memories to return when deactivated. The findings may provide new treatment avenues for...
View ArticleNeural patterns key to understanding disorders such as PTSD discovered
Imbalanced communication between the hippocampus and amygdala may lead to the inability to distinguish between negative memories that have overlapping features. The findings could provide new treatment...
View ArticleViral infections during pregnancy linked to behavioral abnormalities in...
Females offspring whose mothers experienced maternal immune activation while pregnant displayed an array of behavioral abnormalities associated with schizophrenia.
View ArticleNewly discovered gene mutation reduces fear and anxiety, and increases social...
The Ph4-tm gene has been implicated in fear and anxiety. P4h-tm knockout mice showed diminished response to fear and showed more courageous behavior than wild-type mice with a functional P4h-tm gene.
View ArticleAnxious people quicker to flee danger
Those with anxiety escape from non-imminent threats of danger sooner than those who are not anxious.
View ArticleProof it’s possible to enhance or suppress memories
Using optogenetics to stimulate different areas of the hippocampus has the ability to enhance or suppress memories in mice. The findings could have implications for suppressing memories associated with...
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Overcoming PTSD: Study reveals memory disruption drug target
Levels of a key molecule are elevated in the amygdala of both humans and mouse models of PTSD. The microRNA, mir-135b-5p, may be a novel biomarker for treating the disorder.
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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...
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The politics of fear: How it manipulates us to tribalism
Using fear as a political platform has created a resurgence in feelings of tribalism. The utilization of fear as a political tool is uninformed, illogical and can result in increased social violence. A...
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Frog in your throat? Stress might be to blame for vocal issues
Stress can have an impact on voice disorders. Researchers found those with higher salivary cortisol levels also exhibited brain activity that impacted the larynx. Those who were more introverted were...
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The unbeatable lightness of being
Finding humor in life can help to improve happiness and reduce stress.
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