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Nov. 18, 2021 — Fear is essential for survival, but must be well regulated to avoid harmful behaviors such as panic attacks or exaggerated risk taking. Scientists have now demonstrated in mice that the brain relies ...
Feb. 24, 2022 — A study of over a thousand people in Hungary has found for the first time that people who feel more connected to nature are less likely to be affected by snake and spider fears or ...
Feb. 2, 2021 — New drivers ages 15-25 cause nearly 1/2 of the 1 million+ road deaths worldwide. A new study suggests that driver ed programs use of fear-based messaging doesn't reduce risky driving and may ...
Oct. 5, 2021 — Researchers have discovered a brain mechanism that enables mice to override their instincts based on previous ...
Dec. 26, 2022 — A remote fear memory is a memory of traumatic events that occurred in the distant past -- a few months to decades ago. A mouse study has now spelled out the fundamental mechanisms by which the brain ...
Sep. 12, 2022 — Microglia acts as the first line of defense in the central nervous system, constantly scanning for pathogens and abnormalities. Scientists have now demonstrated that microglial genes associated with ...
Apr. 29, 2021 — Despite perceptions that entrepreneurs should always be positive about their ventures, a study found that entrepreneurs whose facial expressions moved through a mix of happiness, anger and fear ...
Sep. 20, 2021 — Researchers have developed an augmented reality app for smartphones in order to help people reduce their fear of spiders. The app has already shown itself to be effective in a clinical trial, with ...
Mar. 15, 2022 — A new target in the brain which underpins the eliciting of anxiety and fear behaviors such as 'freezing' has been identified by neuroscientists. Researchers say the discovery of a key ...
July 13, 2023 — Averting our eyes from things that scare us may be due to a specific cluster of neurons in a visual region of the brain, according to new research. Researchers found that in fruit fly brains, these ...
