From the Brown University press release via ScienceDaily: It’s no secret that fear is a mechanism often used in political campaigns to steer public opinion on hot-button issues like immigration and war. But not everyone…
From the Medical University of Vienna press release via AlphaGalileo: Fear is a protective function against possible dangers that is designed to save our lives. Where there are problems with this fear mechanism, its positive…
From the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory press release via EurekAlert!: A rustle of undergrowth in the outback: it’s a sound that might make an animal or person stop sharply and be still, in the anticipation…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: When we’re faced with things that seem threatening, whether it’s a hairy spider or an angry mob, our goal is usually to get as far away as…
From the BYU press release: Most people know when to be afraid and when it’s ok to calm down. But new research on autism shows that children with the diagnosis struggle to let go of…
From the Plataforma SINC press release via AlphaGalileo: The father acts as an intermediary for dentist fear between both mother and children. Fear of visiting the dentist is a frequent problem in paediatric dentistry. A…
From the AFTAU press release: From monsters under the bed to bogeymen in the closet, most children experience nighttime fears at some point in their development. And while most grow out of them without any…
From the Duke University Medical Center press release via ScienceDaily: Recent combat veterans who are diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder have significantly smaller volume in an area of the brain critical for regulating fear…
From the Emory University press release via ScienceDaily: That snake heading towards you may be further away than it appears. Fear can skew our perception of approaching objects, causing us to underestimate the distance of…
From the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology press release via AlphaGalileo: Do you suffer from a phobia? Maybe arachnophobia? Then you know very well that even if you do not feel uneasy when imagining a…