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February 9, 2010Mind
What Happens in the Amygdala... Damage to Brain's Decision-Making Area May Encourage Dicey Gambles: Individuals with amygdala damage are more likely to lay a risky bet; Katie Moisse

April 12, 2020Behavior & Society
What Neuroimaging Can Tell Us about Our Unconscious Biases: It reveals that they involve the amygdala, the prefrontal cortex, the posterior cingulate and the anterior temporal cortex; Pragya Agarwal | Opinion

September 20, 2007Mind
Neurons for Good and Bad Surprises: A recent study with monkeys finds that the amygdala, the emotional center of the brain, has neurons that fire for good surprises, and different neurons that fire for bad surprises.

October 31, 2013Mind
Spooky music is spookier with your eyes closed: It’s Halloween. You’re listening to some creepy, scary music. Maybe it sounds like something like this* – SCARY! You are lying still, attending to the emotional qualities of the music...; Princess Ojiaku

October 26, 2012Mind
How We Process Horrible Sounds: Researchers develop a model for how we find certain sounds, like nails on a chalkboard, unbearable. Christie Nicholson reports

February 4, 2013Mind
Humans Can Feel Terror Even If They Lack Brain's "Fear Center": A growing body of work shows that the brain has different systems and mechanisms to respond to certain kinds of threats and physiological changes in the body; Mo Costandi and Nature magazine

August 3, 2020Neuroscience
Neural Switch Flips on Aggression in Male Mice: A separate set of cells in the same region regulate sexual behavior; Emily Willingham

June 8, 2010Mind
Editor’s Selections: Quarreling Couples, Vegetables, Junk Food, and Alcohol: Here are my ResearchBlogging Editor’s Selections for this week: Which conflicts consume couples the most? eHarmony Labs has some answers.; Jason G. Goldman

September 1, 2011Mind
The Stress of Crowds: City dwellers may handle pressure differently from those who live in less populated areas; Alla Katsnelson; September 2011; 10.1038/scientificamerican0911-18

July 15, 2013Mind
When feeling anxious, it really does help to get more sleep: It seems like the worst sort of cycle. The less sleep you get, the less effective you are. Then you have more to do, get more stressed, and stay up trying to get it all done (or lie awake stressing about it)...; Scicurious

January 1, 2012Mind
Certain Neurons Respond Specifically to Animals: Discovery hints at evolutionary importance of animals to human survival; Andrea Anderson; January/February 2012; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-8b; Originally published as "Mind the Animals" in January/February 2012

November 27, 2017Mental Health
Nice Brains Finish Last: More “prosocial” brains are more prone to depression, study suggests; Jack Turban

March 1, 2013Health
Urban Living Raises the Risk of Emotional Disorders: Mounting evidence shows how city living can harm our mental health; Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg; Scientific American Mind Volume 24, Issue 1; 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0313-58; Originally published as "Big City Blues" in Scientific American Mind Volume 24, Issue 1

November 17, 2011Mind
SfN Neuroblogging: PTSD in twins: We hear a lot about PTSD these days, and with good reason. As more people confront trauma and come away with severely debilitating disorders, it becomes that much more important to understand the mechanism, in order to find ways to treat or prevent it...; Scicurious

January 12, 2017Neuroscience
Lasers Activate Killer Instinct in Mice: Stimulating certain areas of the animals’ brains can trigger predatory behaviors including biting and grabbing; Erin Ross and Nature magazine

March 27, 2007The Sciences
Can We Control Our Fears?: Welcome to

Mind Matters Sciam.com's "seminar blog" on the sciences of mind and bbrain. Each week, top researchers in neuroscience, psychology and psychiatry explain and discuss the research driving their fields...; David Dobbs

June 8, 2013Mind
Neuroscience in Fiction: Fear and panic in Jaden and Will Smith s After Earth: “You must realize that fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.” ― Will Smith as General Cypher Raige in After Earth Just in time for Father’s Day weekend, the father-and-son duo Will and Jaden Smith costar in the new filial love epic/sci-fi adventure After Earth...; Stephen L. Macknik

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