¿Evitando al dentista? ¿Qué lo mantiene alejado, el miedo? Están con Karen Arcos en el Loh Down on Science. Los científicos pensaban que la ansiedad comienza en la amígdala, el centro cerebral del miedo. Otra parte, el hipocampo, podría estar advirtiéndole que se aleje de situaciones que provocan ansiedad. El
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Are you haunted by the past? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with The Loh Down on Science, asking… Remember your high school days? That time you threw up in front of your crush? Want to erase those embarrassing memories? Meet Briana Chen from Columbia University and colleagues from Boston University.
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Avoiding the dentist? Is it fear that’s keeping you away or. . . something else? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Scientists have long thought anxiety begins at the amygdala, the fear center of the brain. But a different brain part, the hippocampus, might be
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Feeling a bit DIM on the job? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. There’s a lot that goes into making a productive working environment. The decorations, layout, and AMBIENCE! But what about LIGHTING? Enter neuroscientist Joel Soler from Michigan State University. He split rats into
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