News tagged with fear memory

Neuroscientists pinpoint location of fear memory in amygdala

A rustle of undergrowth in the outback: it's a sound that might make an animal or person stop sharply and be still, in the anticipation of a predator. That "freezing" is part of the fear response, a reaction to a stimulus ...

Neuroscience Jan 28, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 2 |

Scientists erase fear from the brain

Newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain. This is shown by researchers from Uppsala University in a new study now being published by the academic journal Science. The findings may represent a brea ...

Neuroscience Sep 20, 2012 | 3.6 / 5 (18) | 9 |

Study reveals potential target to better treat, cure anxiety disorders

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, identified a specific group of cells in the brainstem whose activation during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is critical for the regulation ...

Neuroscience Mar 05, 2013 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Changes in patterns of brain activity predict fear memory formation

Psychologists at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have discovered that changes in patterns of brain activity during fearful experiences predict whether a long-term fear memory is formed. The research results have recently ...

Neuroscience Mar 04, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Persistent negative attitude can undo effectiveness of exposure therapy for phobias

Because confronting fear won't always make it go away, researchers suggest that people with phobias must alter memory-driven negative attitudes about feared objects or events to achieve a more lasting recovery from what scares ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Feb 26, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Memory appears susceptible to eradication of fear responses

Fear responses can only be erased when people learn something new while retrieving the fear memory. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by scientists from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and published in the leading ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Feb 18, 2013 | 5 / 5 (7) | 1 |

Researchers develop procedure for reducing fear response in sleeping mice

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Stanford University have developed a procedure that reduces a fear response in mice. It involves, team lead Asya Rolls said as she presented the groups' findings at this year's ...

Neuroscience Oct 19, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1 |

Scientists identify compounds that could thwart post-traumatic stress disorder

A brain pathway that is stimulated by traumatic or fearful experiences can be disrupted by two compounds that show promise for preventing post-traumatic stress disorder, Indiana University researchers reported.

Psychology & Psychiatry Oct 15, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Study offers new insight for preventing fear relapse after trauma

(Medical Xpress) -- In a new study, University of Michigan researchers identified brain circuits in rats that are responsible for the return of fear after it has been suppressed behaviorally.

Neuroscience Nov 29, 2011 | not rated yet | 0 |

Combination of available tests helps predict Alzheimer's disease risk

With age, forgetfulness and other signs of memory loss sometimes appear, prompting elderly individuals to seek a medical evaluation amid fears that they may be experiencing early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia Oct 20, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Regulating the formation of fear extinction memory

(Medical Xpress) -- Neuroscientists at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute have discovered a previously unrecognized layer of gene regulation associated with fear extinction.

Neuroscience Aug 15, 2011 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Fighting phobias involves creation of 'competing' memories

Most people have a fear of something but for 1 in 10 people, fear can turn into a phobia. The most common phobias being a fear of spiders, snakes, heights, the dark, being in crowds or tight spaces, animals ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Oct 22, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Giving phobias a rest: Research suggests key role for sleep in treating anxiety, stress

Exposure therapy for irrational fear of spiders seems to be more effective if it is followed by sleep, according to a recent study in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. The results have implications for treatme ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jul 24, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

The neurological basis for fear and memory

Fear conditioning using sound and taste aversion, as applied to mice, have revealed interesting information on the basis of memory allocation.

Neuroscience Jun 18, 2012 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0