To not react negatively to a starter pistol, the brain has to recognize the blast as harmless and then shut down any fearful ...

“First [we] trigger the fear memory by exposing people to a situation or stimulus that they fear,” she says. Kindt then adds something new to the experience, such as challenging a patient ...

All groups of rats who ate high-fat diets for three months showed negative changes in gut bacteria, gut health and metabolic ...

Researchers discovered distinct molecular differences in how the brain processes directly experienced versus witnessed trauma ...

Recalling a favorite vacation may summon pleasure for years to come, whereas the fear that accompanies a memory of assault might cause a victim to never return to the scene of the crime. Tonegawa ...

The study, published in Immunity & Ageing, was conducted on rats to examine how quickly high-fat diets affect the brain compared to the rest of the body. The results show that older rats experienced ...

contextual memory mediated by the hippocampus (the primary memory center of the brain), and cued-fear memory that originates in the amygdala (the fear and danger center of the brain). Compared to ...

"Humans are born with instinctive fear reactions, such as responses to ... "Our results challenge traditional views about learning and memory," notes Professor Hofer, senior author of the study.

contextual memory mediated by the hippocampus (the primary memory center of the brain), and cued-fear memory that originates in the amygdala (the fear and danger center of the brain). Compared to ...

Researchers discovered distinct molecular differences in how the brain processes directly experienced versus witnessed trauma -- a finding that could lead to more targeted treatments for PTSD.