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March 3, 2026Asian Journal of Psychiatry0 citations

Neuroscience in pictures: Neuroscience of fear

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YZYelu ZhangMKM. Keshavan

Key Points

  • The amygdala plays a critical role in mediating the fear response, influencing behavioral outcomes.
  • Neural pathways connected to stress hormones significantly affect how fear is processed in the brain.
  • Behavioral analysis tools reveal complex interactions in fear responses across different environments.
  • Understanding these mechanisms may lead to innovative treatments for anxiety disorders and related conditions.
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Zhang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75cf4c6e9836116a2644dhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2026.104876
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