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Fear
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Columbia Neurologists Discover Neurocircuit of Fear Response Columbia University researchers have discovered the brain's mechanism for keeping frightening or otherwise emotionally intense stimuli from interfering with normal functioning. Continue reading Columbia Neurologists Discover Neurocircuit of Fear Response
Brain Study Shows Fears Learned From Others Same As Fears Experienced Firsthand The brain uses similar neural processes to learn fears whether through personal experience or social observation, show NYU psychologists. Subjects in the study watched a video that showed another person receiving electric shocks connected to a colored squa... Continue reading Brain Study Shows Fears Learned From Others Same As Fears Experienced Firsthand
MRIs Reveal Highly Distinct Branches Of Anxiety Anxiety is a word used to describe feelings associated with both worry and fear. However, a new study by University of Illinois psychologists provides evidence for that these are actually two types of anxiety so different they take place in opposite hemisph... Continue reading MRIs Reveal Highly Distinct Branches Of Anxiety
Death-Defying Thoughts Researchers examine how the human brain reacts to terrifying thoughts. Continue reading Death-Defying Thoughts
9/11 Continues to Impact America's Mental Health Fear of terrorism following the September 11th attacks continues to impact the mental health of American citizens on a micro-level, shows a new study focusing not on New Yorkers, but rather, Midwesterners. Continue reading 9/11 Continues to Impact America's Mental Health |
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