Now, scientists have discovered exactly how the brain overcomes instinctive fear, shedding light on potential treatments for anxiety, PTSD, and phobias. From birth, humans and animals have what ...

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Neuroscientists at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre (SWC) at University College London have uncovered a neural mechanism in mice that enables them to overcome instinctive fears, revealing the precise ...

Researchers have uncovered a neural mechanism in the brains of mice that enables them to override instinctive fear responses; dysfunction in this mechanism may contribute to inappropriate or ...