March 7th, 2013

New research suggests a group of cells activated during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is critical for the regulation of emotional ...
March 3rd, 2013

During a fearful experience, particular changes in brain activity patterns may predict whether a long-term fear memory is formed, according to researchers at ...
February 27th, 2013

Emerging research suggests management of negativity and fear are critical first steps in the elimination of phobias.
Experts have learned that confronting ...
November 13th, 2012

Communication problems with a spouse or partner often lead to problems. Now, a new study discovers that some couples are unable to share or even understand ...
November 1st, 2012

New research shows that math anxiety creates a response in the brain similar to when people experience physical ...
October 6th, 2012

The brains of people who can be easily hypnotized are different than the brains of people who can't be hypnotized, according to ...
September 21st, 2012

Newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain, according to new research from Uppsala University in Sweden.
"These ...
July 29th, 2012

A new, small study reveals that going to sleep after exposure therapy for spider phobia tends to make the treatment more effective.
The ...
June 28th, 2012

A University of Houston researcher has found that patients suffering from anxiety disorders showed the most improvement when treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) ...
June 12th, 2012

A fear of the dark may trigger some insomnia, according to researchers at Ryerson University. The findings ...