In A Nutshell Researchers used focused sound waves to temporarily quiet the amygdala in healthy adults, reaching a deep brain ...

The brain's alarm system exists for a reason. It scans for threats, raises attention, and prepares the body to act. Yet that ...

It can take seconds for us to develop a new fear and years for us to forget it. Scientists from the Netherlands are trying to find new ways to quickly unlearn our fears.

Findings reveal sound waves can modulate fear learning and memory, enabling faster unlearning of fear, and advancing noninvasive brain therapies.

Can ultrasound cure fear? A new study shows that targeting the amygdala with sound waves helps the brain unlearn fearful memories faster.

Astrocytes, once thought to be mere brain “support cells,” are now revealed to be key players in fear memory. Researchers found they actively help form, recall, and weaken fear responses by ...

A new study shows how a dopamine circuit between two brain regions enables mice to extinguish fear after a peril has passed. Dangers come but dangers also go and when they do, the brain has an ...

In a study released on Nov. 20, 2013, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have found that measuring the size and connectivity of the amygdala—a part of the brain associated with ...