Once there, these cells trigger the body's fear response as well as its inflammatory signaling. Most interestingly, though, using mouse models, the team found that the psychedelics psilocybin and MDMA ...

A research group led by Fujino Misako and Haruno Masahiko at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology has demonstrated that experiencing active flight in virtual reality (VR ...

A new study reveals that people with high psychopathic traits don't lack fear. Instead, their hearts race during scary situations, but their brains uniquely interpret this physical arousal as an ...

Source: Source: Eric Kilby/CC BY-SA 2.0 Ironically, for all of the complications it brings into our lives, fear may be our most straightforward emotion. Fear prioritizes the avoidance of danger at all ...

A cannabinoid our bodies produce naturally has been found, in a new study, to play a role in the inappropriate regulation of fear responses characteristic of conditions like anxiety and PTSD. The ...

Specific cannabinoids produced by the human body may help to quell excessive fear responses in people with post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety, according to a Northwestern Medicine-led study ...

Like many of you, I’ve spent countless hours in therapy working through childhood trauma. I’ve paid good money to therapists, read self-help books, practiced meditation, and engaged in personal ...

Our survival response is innate and, by definition, creates an aversion to pain. The part of the brain responsible for rational decision-making comes secondary to the part that reacts purely on ...