Behavioral scientists need to move away from using terms like “fear” when discussing the workings of the brain, to better integrate the study of the mind. That was Joseph LeDoux’s message during Tuesday morning’s keynote session at CNS 2013. The New York University-based scientist argued that, to minimize confusion around such terms as “fear” and […]
Threats, Survival, and Fear: Q&A with Joseph LeDoux
With Halloween around the corner, fear may be on your mind. As a basic emotion, fear develops when we react to an immediate danger. Understanding exactly how our brains detect and respond to such danger has been a goal of Joseph LeDoux of the Center for Neural Science at New York University for much of […]
Mapping the the Extinction of Fear in the Brain
Gradually exposing people to the objects they fear can help people overcome phobias of everything from closed spaces to spiders and snakes. In a new study, scientists have observed the changes in the brain that make this so-called “exposure therapy” so effective – revealing the neurological processes underlying our fears and how we cope with […]
