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Size, connectivity of brain region linked to anxious kids

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Categories Brain & Behavior

Ouch! Alcohol broke my brain

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Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

The Amygdala And Fear Are Not The Same Thing

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Categories Brain & Behavior, Technology, Uncategorized

Structure deep within the brain may contribute to a rich, varied social life

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Scientists have discovered that the amygdala, a small almond shaped structure deep within the temporal lobe, is important to a rich and varied social life among humans. The finding was published this week in a new study in Nature Neuroscience and i…

Categories Blog Entry, Brain & Behavior, Health, Life & Non-humans

Neuroscience of instinct: How animals overcome fear to obtain food

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When crossing a street, we look to the left and right for cars and stay put on the sidewalk if we see a car close enough and traveling fast enough to hit us before we’re able to reach the other side. It’s an almost automatic decision, as though w…

Categories Blog Entry, Brain & Behavior, Health, Life & Non-humans

Circuitry of fear identified

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Fear arises in the almond-shaped brain structure known as the amygdala. It is the amygdala which processes the strange noise, shadowy figure or scary face and not only triggers palpitations or nausea but can also cause us to flee or freeze. That muc…

Categories Blog Entry, Brain & Behavior, Health

New neuronal circuits which control fear have been identified

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Fear is an adaptive response, essential to the survival of many species. This behavioural adaptation may be innate but can also be a consequence of conditioning, during the course of which an animal learns that a particular stimulus precedes an unpl…

Categories Blog Entry, Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans, Technology

Caltech scientists describe the delicate balance in the brain that controls fear

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PASADENA, Calif. — The eerie music in the movie theater swells; the roller coaster crests and begins its descent; something goes bump in the night. Suddenly, you’re scared: your heart thumps, your stomach clenches, your throat tightens, your muscle…

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