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

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 ...

The researchers also found that the rodents with lower levels of the protein ... Instead, they produced a longer-lasting fear response. This caused the fear to take longer to diminish compared ...

They focused on the functions of astrocytes in the amygdala, a brain region known to be crucial for regulating emotion and ...

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 ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising role for astrocytes—cells surrounding neurons—in deciding which memories are kept or ...

Our brains store immense information about our experiences, feelings, and the world around us. Networks of neurons encode these signals as memories. These networks are called engrams. Select ...

The radically opposed characters in âÄúOf Mice and MenâÄù share desperation but also hold ... MiltonâÄôs final act in the story represents the timeâÄôs chaotic fear. Actor Terry Hempleman continues to ...

"The amygdala is central to emotion processing in the brain, and is known to contribute to fear and anxiety," said ... Recently, research in rodents has shown that each subregion of the amygdala ...