Posts Tagged ‘amygdala’
Girls ‘rewire’ brain to beat depression
STANFORD (US) — Using brain imaging and a video game, teen girls at risk of depression are being taught how to train their brains away from negative situations. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Feb 6, 2012 12:00 - 0 Comments
Coping with trauma may be genetic
RUTGERS (US) — Scientists have uncovered why some mice no longer in danger are still fearful, a finding that may help people suffering from PTSD. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2011 11:12 - 0 Comments
Dream sleep soothes painful memories
UC BERKELEY (US) — During the dream phase of sleep, the body’s stress chemistry shuts down, taking the edge off difficult memories. The finding may help explain why people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffer reoccurring nightmares. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 5, 2011 11:18 - 1 Comment
Surprising way neurons react to faces
CALTECH (US) — Researchers studying how brain cells respond to human faces have recorded a novel behavior in neurons. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 22, 2011 11:57 - 1 Comment
Cat urine is a ‘turn-on’ for some rats
STANFORD (US) —The same brain region that triggers a mating response in male rats also lights up when rats smell cat urine—if those rats are infected with the parasite Toxoplasma. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 21, 2011 14:17 - 1 Comment
Shocking! Being scared enhances memory
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — A jolt of fear from viewing frightening or devastating images reinforces memory, but pleasant ones don’t have the same effect. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 20, 2011 9:27 - 1 Comment
Newbie neurons make fear hard to forget
UC BERKELEY (US) — When faced with a fearful situation, newborn neurons are able to produce a blank slate to create a strong imprint of the memory. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 9, 2011 17:37 - 2 Comments
Teen brain learns to just say no
U. OREGON (US) — Just when they (and their parents) may need it most, children’s brains develop the ability to resist risky behavior as they enter adolescence. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 17, 2010 17:49 - 3 Comments
The case of the fear-free brain
U. IOWA (US) — Spiders, snakes, and slasher flicks—even public speaking—failed to arouse feelings of terror in a woman whose amygdala was destroyed. She simply was unable to be afraid. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 8, 2010 22:17 - 2 Comments
Should I stay (safe) or should I go?
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Instinctively knowing how to avert danger and stay safe—or not—may depend on a brain area known as the amygdala in both humans and animals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 3, 2010 22:43 - 11 Comments
Female brain super sensitive to stress
RUTGERS (US) — Gender differences in the brain may explain why women and men often react differently to stress. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 12, 2010 12:04 - 1 Comment
Brain rides seesaw of fear
CALTECH (US) — Fear begins in your brain, and it is there—specifically in the amygdala—that it is controlled, processed, and let out of the gate to kick off the body’s response. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 28, 2010 16:27 - 0 Comments
Erase fear at the molecular level
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Researchers working with mice discovered that they can permanently erase traumatic memories by removing a protein from the region of the brain responsible for recalling fear. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 9, 2010 10:38 - 0 Comments
Fragile X synaptic defects located in brain
NYU (US)—Researchers have identified novel synaptic defects in an area of the brain that is involved in the debilitating emotional symptoms of Fragile X Syndrome, the leading known genetic cause of autism and mental retardation. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 24, 2010 10:25 - 2 Comments
Fearful fish picks a fight with its reflection
STANFORD (US)—Fish faced with their reflection in a mirror get aggressive, but also show an unexpected element of fear, which they don’t show when fighting a real foe. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 29, 2010 15:14 - 1 Comment
In-sync brain waves form strong memories
CALTECH (US)—There may be only one chance to make a first impression, but what makes that impression form into a lasting memory? (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 3, 2010 12:26 - 0 Comments
Known drugs may help veterans with PTSD
U. TEXAS (US)—Drugs that have shown success in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s diseases may also be useful in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 10, 2010 12:43 - 1 Comment
Hoop fans hang on to happy memories
DUKE (US)—In a novel study that used historical tape of a thrilling overtime basketball game between Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, brain researchers have found that fans remember the good things their team did much better than the bad. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 8, 2010 16:16 - 3 Comments
Afraid to gamble? Blame your amygdala
CALTECH (US)—Neuroscientists have tied the human aversion to losing money to a specific structure in the brain—the amygdala. (more…)
