Fear response to traumatic or threatening situations helps us evade or escape danger. At the same time fear response is learned in the form of association between stimulus or situation and the ...
A new study shows how a dopamine circuit between two brain regions enables mice to extinguish fear after a peril has passed. Dangers come but dangers also go and when they do, the brain has an ...
When footage of free solo climber Alex Honnold scaling near-vertical rock faces without ropes circulates online, the reaction is almost universal. Disbelief, anxiety, and an instinctive tightening in ...
Imagine it’s Saturday morning. You’re sipping coffee when your best friend texts, “Any chance you could help me move today?” You sigh—there go your weekend plans—but reply, “Of course.” That afternoon ...
Stress is the brain’s natural response to fear, but it often disrupts memory in the process, potentially impacting the possibility of memory loss. When preparing for a big presentation or taking a ...
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