News tagged with fear response

Parasite uses the power of sexual attraction to trick rats into becoming cat food

(PhysOrg.com) -- Could it be love? Rats infected with the parasite Toxoplasma seem to lose their fear of cats – or at least cat urine. Now Stanford researchers have discovered that the brains of those ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Chinks in the brain circuitry make some more vulnerable to anxiety

(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do some people fret over the most trivial matters while others remain calm in the face of calamity? Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified two different ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brain changes explain why teens have no fear

The brain undergoes changes in adolescence that suppress fearful experiences learned in childhood, said a study released Monday that could explain why teenagers act so brashly at times.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Animal behavioral studies can mimic human behavior

Studying animals in behavioral experiments has been a cornerstone of psychological research, but whether the observations are relevant for human behavior has been unclear. Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have identified ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Well-timed timeout effective in wiping out fear memory response

Banishing a fear-inducing memory might be a matter of the right timing, according to new research.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0