The human brain is a highly complex organ and the ... a research team has successfully identified the key to re-programme fear circuits, which are hugely instructive for treating anxiety and ...

Scientists have identified the brain circuits behind panic attacks, offering insights into new treatments for panic disorder.

provide compelling evidence for how brain circuits might control the physiological ... Interestingly, these neurons were inhibited during fear conditioning or tests of anxiety-like behavior ...

Scientists just discovered that the primary messengers controlling the brain's "fear circuit" aren't what we thought they were. When you accidentally touch a pan on the stovetop or brush up ...

The fear circuit is disrupted in PTSD victims ... Li's research team is targeting the inhibitory connection in the brain that makes it possible to retrieve the extinction memory.

Both certain and uncertain anticipation recruited a common network of core brain regions ... widely accepted neuroscientific models of fear and anxiety.

It combines machine learning and brain scanning to identify and reward ‘healthy’ brain activity patterns that condition the brain to reject excessive fear, such as phobias and social anxiety.

By manipulating neural circuits in the brain of mice, scientists have altered the emotional associations of specific ... Recalling a favorite vacation may summon pleasure for years to come, whereas ...