Just as we metaphorically step into another's place to understand their emotions, our brain processes fear vicariously when we witness someone else's distress. While essential for social learning and ...

The discharge sounds like a real gunshot, yet most people aren’t filled with fear. Instead, the race begins, the fans cheer, and the blast is forgotten. To not react negatively to a starter pistol, ...

Mederos and her research team set out to map the neural pathways that allow animals' brains to turn off a fear response. In their study, the team worked with mice because their brain structures ...

A study in people fails to detect differences in the brain’s response to fear or anxiety, long thought to be controlled by different neural circuits. Amanda was an associate editor at The Scientist, ...

Our ancient instincts—belief, fear, and aggression—drive contemporary conflict. Teaching tenacity, empathy, and critical thinking presents a hopeful path forward.

Just as we metaphorically step into another’s place to understand their emotions, our brain processes fear vicariously when we witness someone else's distress. While essential for social learning and ...

That’s the crux of anxiety brain changes: a stronger fear response and weaker emotional control. But this imbalance caused by anxiety brain changes isn’t irreversible. A growing body of ...

Analyzing the data from the scan, they were able to pinpoint the exact moments when her brain was lit up with fear. "I wanted to understand how we can make a horror film quantifiable," Katz told ...

Research in mice shows that inflammatory molecules influence mood and behavior by acting on specific brain regions. The findings help explain why some people experience lasting mood changes after ...

Administering the drug Osanetant shortly after trauma reduces fear memory in female mice, according to a new study in Brain ...