Tag: fear

Study suggests the memory part of the brain may also hold clues for anxiety and depression

From the University of Toronto press release: The hippocampus is an area of the brain commonly linked with memory and dementia. But new U of T Scarborough research finds that… Read more »

Study identifies connection between dopamine and behaviour related to pain and fear

From the University of Maryland School of Medicine press release: Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have for the first time found direct causal links between the… Read more »

Study examines fear of losing control and its role in anxiety disorders

From the Concordia University press release: Did you lock the front door? Did you double-check? Are you sure? If this sounds familiar, perhaps you can relate to people with obsessive-compulsive… Read more »

Study suggests rapid eye movement sleep may dampen sensitivity to fearful stimuli

From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Higher quality sleep patterns are associated with reduced activity in brain regions involved in fear learning, according to a study of young adults published… Read more »

Study suggests fear of spiders and snakes is deeply embedded in us

From the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences press release: Presumably, in industrialized countries, especially in middle Europe, most people have never come across a poisonous spider or… Read more »

How particular fear memories can be erased

From the University of California – Riverside press release: Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have devised a method to selectively erase particular fear memories by weakening the connections between… Read more »