People often keep adverse information about themselves secret because they worry that others will judge them harshly, but those fears are overblown, according to new research. In fact, when study participants pushed through fear to reveal a secret, those in whom they confided were significantly more charitable than they expected. “When we’re thinking about conveying...
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Where do fears come from? How can new insights enhance treatment?
by Matthew Hastings, CU Anschutz Medical Campus Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Exposure therapy is a major treatment option used by clinicians to help patients face and get past their distressing and impairing fears. However, the fears can return in as many as 50% of patients. University of Colorado researchers recently published a study that presents...
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Researchers discover brand-new brain pathway to fear
by Amy Robinson, Florida State University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Florida State University researchers have identified a new pathway in the brain that plays an important role in our response to fear. Scientists have long considered the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure in the center of the brain, to be the “center of fear” and believed...
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The brain uses bodily signals to regulate fear
by Max Planck Society The insular cortex in the brain processes information about the heart rate to keep fear in balance. Credit: MPI of Neurobiology / Kuhl Fear is essential for survival, but must be well regulated to avoid harmful behaviors such as panic attacks or exaggerated risk taking. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of...