Psychology says people who are scared of the dark aren't necessarily weak, they may simply experience uncertainty more intensely

Psychology explains why fear of the dark is not a sign of weakness. Experts say uncertainty, childhood experiences and the brain's threat response often shape this common fear.
NERDBOT

Beyond Basic Commands: How Advanced Dog Training Resolves Deep-Rooted Behavioral Issues

For numerous pet owners, this is a very typical and often aggravating experience: dogs that bark excessively, attack people ...
eLife

Human cerebellum and ventral tegmental area interact during extinction of learned fear

The cerebellum and ventral tegmental area interact during unexpected omissions of aversive outcomes in humans, supporting a role for reward-like prediction error signaling in fear extinction learning.

Quote of the Day by Alia Bhatt: ‘We fear failure. We need to unlearn the early conditioning…’

Alia believes the fear of failure is something many people learn from childhood. Speaking at an event with spiritual leader ...

Psychology says people who are scared of cockroaches, bugs or house lizard aren't weak: What this behavior means, the psychology behind it, and what studies explain

Psychology says people who are scared of cockroaches, bugs or house lizard aren't always reacting without reason. Psychology ...
ScienceAlert

One Super Predator in Africa Instills More Fear Than Lions

Almost all 19 of the mammal species observed in experiments were twice as likely to abandon the waterholes when hearing ...

Fear-learning circuit shows how stress disrupts brain's ability to suppress trauma

Fear is often thought of as a negative emotion but is actually a natural protective response to perceived threats or danger. It helps us survive. When we experience a situation that causes fear, it ...
Hindustan Times

Quote of the day by Alia Bhatt: ‘We fear failure. I feel we need to unlearn the early conditioning to win at all costs…’

Known for her phenomenal performance in Raazi and Gangubai Kathiwadi, actor Alia Bhatt needs no introduction. Born to director Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan, Alia is among the highest paid and leading ...
PNAS

Integration of fear learning and fear expression across the dorsoventral axis of the hippocampus

We thank Yves Dupraz for technical assistance, Gabriel Makdah and Eulalie Leroux for help with data acquisition, Ralitsa Todorova and Michaël Zugaro for fruitful discussions, and Céline Drieu and ...
The New York Times

As Europe’s Heat Waves Intensify, France Bickers About Air-Conditioning

As heat waves batter Europe, the need (or not) for air-conditioning has become part of the political tug of war in France between the right and the left. By Aurelien Breeden and Josh Holder Aurelien ...