Fear

Humans ‘catch’ fear from robots that breathe like they’re scared

Loneliness linked to fear of embarrassment: teen research - EurekAlert!

Astrocytes are more involved in cognition than researchers realized, at least when it comes to fear memory retrieval and extinction. Experiments in mice show that astrocytes dynamically track emotional state and help organize the neural activity patterns that represent fear.

Changing the past in your imagination: Working with memories reduces the fear of failure - EurekAlert!

Unlearning fear faster - EurekAlert!

Emotional pain, not fear, weighs more heavily on individuals with PTSD - EurekAlert!

How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century

Horses Can Smell Your Fear, Bizarre Sweat Study Finds

Fear and medical misinformation regarding risk of progression or recurrence among patients with breast cancer - EurekAlert!

Psilocybin helps the brain unlearn fear by silencing specific neural pathways

Cats can overcome fear of water to benefit from aquatic therapy

“Lung cancer should no longer be defined by fear and stigma,” experts say - EurekAlert!

In red states, many academic researchers feel fear–and resolve

Moving beyond fear: Expert consensus defines safe exercise for pediatric asthma - EurekAlert!

Beauty and fear - EurekAlert!

There's One Super Predator in Africa That Instills More Fear Than Lions

Research shows anger, not fear, shifts political beliefs - EurekAlert!

Better quality care reduces fear and coercion in mental health units - EurekAlert!

'Your fear is well-founded': How human activities have raised the risk of tick-borne diseases like Lyme

Sometimes, traumatic experiences trigger responses that don’t align with the actual threat—like being bitten by a dog and then developing a fear of all dogs. A recent study in Nature Neuroscience hints how mammalian brains do this, forming intense specific memories of exciting or scary events.