Unlearning fear responses is a fundamental learning process in the brain. It allows us to flexibly react to formerly ...

Neuroscientists identify a CRF-neuron "switch" in the brain's BNST region that, when activated, allows for significantly faster unlearning of fear responses.

I have an image in my mind. I’m sitting across the table from an avid mountain biker, and discussing whether bikers would consider foregoing straight-down-the-mountain thrill seeking on a particular ...

The U.S. Geological Survey has spent years pushing back against a persistent myth: that Yellowstone’s supervolcano is “overdue” for a catastrophic eruption capable of wiping out life across the ...

I had lunch with a friend a few days ago, and the conversation inevitably turned to what is happening in our body politic.

One official calls a newborn boy "a symbol of the resistance of the Akuntsu people, but also a source of hope for Indigenous ...

Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon ...

One official calls a newborn boy "a symbol of the resistance of the Akuntsu people, but also a source of hope for Indigenous ...

Bloober Team has revealed the video game it teased last month as Layers of Fear 3. In a video presentation celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Layers of Fear franchise, CEO Piotr Babieno thanked ...

Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index hit 5, the most extreme reading ever (lower than FTX at 12 or Terra/Luna at 6). All previous extreme fear readings eventually preceded rallies of 150% to 1,400%. Recoveries ...