Fear

Clinical Trial Assessed Acupuncture for Severe Combat-Related PTSD
For several thousand years, acupuncture has been used in China to address a wide variety of medical complaints and conditions, as well as mental and spiritual ones. Involving the insertion of small,… Read More
A Food-Seeking Circuit in the Brain That Can Override Hunger or “Fullness” Signals May Shed Light on Eating Disorders
Research that was initially focused on fear, anxiety, and defensive behaviors has resulted in a series of unexpected discoveries that have shed new light on eating behaviors, and, possibly, on eating… Read More
Microbe Types in the Infant Gut May Impact How They Respond to Fear
Although as adults we may think of fear as an emotion best avoided or kept to a minimum, the emergence of fear behavior at the beginning of life is a vital part of early development. It helps us to… Read More
Experiments in Rodents Suggest Feasibility of Modifying or Erasing Traumatic Fear Memories
Researchers led by BBRF Scientific Council member and 2017 Distinguished Investigator Stephen Maren, Ph.D., report they have demonstrated in animal experiments the ability to retrieve and weaken or… Read More
Unconscious Exposure to a Feared Stimulus Can Reduce Fear, Study Shows
For many years, exposure therapy has been a first-line behavioral treatment for people diagnosed with anxiety disorders such as social phobia and PTSD that involve a paralyzing or disabling fear. Read More