Musophobia is known as an irrational fear of mice and rats. You might fear all rodents or a particular species with which you ...

As the winter ushers in, rat and mice infestations can become commonplace, as they seek out food and shelter. Pest experts ...

Musophobia, an irrational and overwhelming fear of mice and rats, is a recognized phobia. Fear of rats was common among participants in a 2019 study on living with rats in a disadvantaged urban ...

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Treating anxiety, depression and other disorders may depend on the amygdala, a part of the brain that controls strong emotional reactions, especially fear. But a deep understanding of this structure ...

Normally, the mice quickly learned to avoid the strangers ... a useful way of diagnosing or treating disorders linked with a fear of others." The paper, "The hippocampal CA2 region discriminates ...