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The Sensitive Brain at Rest
A new study sheds light on how highly sensitive people process information. After experiencing something emotionally evocative, brain activity displayed a depth of processing while at rest. Depth of...
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Specialized Inhibitory Cluster Gates Plasticity in Fear Learning
The apical intercalated cell cluster (apITC), a specialized portion of inhibitory circuitry in the amygdala, has rich connectivity and plays a unique role in modulating synaptic plasticity.
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Gut Bacteria Connected to How Babies Experience Fear
Study reveals a significant association between an infant's gut microbiome and their fear response.
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How Micro-Circuits in the Brain Regulate Fear
The central amygdala isn't only the hub for fear response in the brain, it also contains microcircuits that regulate the suppression of fear response.
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‘Triple Contagion’: How Fears Influence Coronavirus Transmission
A new mathematical model incorporates fear, both of infection and vaccination, to better understand how pandemics occur in multiple waves of infection, as we are witnessing with COVID-19.
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Augmented Reality Helps Tackle Fear of Spiders
A newly developed augmented reality smartphone app may help reduce the fear of spiders for arachnophobes.
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Brain Circuits That Control Fear Responses Revealed
Researchers have identified a neural circuit that regulates threat response in mice.
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Why Do We Wake Around 3am and Dwell On Our Fears and Shortcomings?
Researchers investigate why many of us wake in the middle of the night and dwell on our fears.
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Mammalian Motivation Circuits: Maybe They’re Born With It
Researchers have identified a pre-programmed neural circuit in the basolateral amygdala of mice that processes both positive and negative stimuli.
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Human Screams Communicate At Least Six Emotions
Study identifies six psycho-acoustically distinct types of screams, relaying emotions such as pain, anger, fear, joy, sadness, and pleasure. Non-alarming screams, such as expressions of joy and...
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Estrogen Status, Not Sex, Protects Against Heightened Fear Recall
Peripheral and brain markers for fear differ in a hormone dependent manner between males and females.
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The Sensitive Brain at Rest
A new study sheds light on how highly sensitive people process information. After experiencing something emotionally evocative, brain activity displayed a depth of processing while at rest. Depth of...
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Specialized Inhibitory Cluster Gates Plasticity in Fear Learning
The apical intercalated cell cluster (apITC), a specialized portion of inhibitory circuitry in the amygdala, has rich connectivity and plays a unique role in modulating synaptic plasticity.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gut Bacteria Connected to How Babies Experience Fear
Study reveals a significant association between an infant's gut microbiome and their fear response.
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How Micro-Circuits in the Brain Regulate Fear
The central amygdala isn't only the hub for fear response in the brain, it also contains microcircuits that regulate the suppression of fear response.
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‘Triple Contagion’: How Fears Influence Coronavirus Transmission
A new mathematical model incorporates fear, both of infection and vaccination, to better understand how pandemics occur in multiple waves of infection, as we are witnessing with COVID-19.
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Augmented Reality Helps Tackle Fear of Spiders
A newly developed augmented reality smartphone app may help reduce the fear of spiders for arachnophobes.
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Brain Circuits That Control Fear Responses Revealed
Researchers have identified a neural circuit that regulates threat response in mice.
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Why Do We Wake Around 3am and Dwell On Our Fears and Shortcomings?
Researchers investigate why many of us wake in the middle of the night and dwell on our fears.
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Mammalian Motivation Circuits: Maybe They’re Born With It
Researchers have identified a pre-programmed neural circuit in the basolateral amygdala of mice that processes both positive and negative stimuli.
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