Fear begins deep in the brain. The amygdala, buried within the temporal lobe, acts as an alarm system, detecting threats and ...
Phasmophobia is a year-round fear, but Halloween may trigger it further. Here's everything experts want you to know about the ...
Fear is a survival mechanism that can keep you from harm. But it can be maladapted for the modern world and make you feel ...
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Government corruption tops the list for the 10th consecutive year, according to researchers at Southern California’s Chapman ...
It turns out there’s a specific name for that fear: teraphobia (fear of monsters). And it’s one of many common phobias that impact kids. Others include fear of dogs, fear of vomiting and fear of the ...
Team Fear is at it again. For the past 11 years, this dedicated group of researchers with a very cool nickname has conducted ...
Intimacy disorder affects how people connect emotionally and physically with others in close relationships. While it’s not an ...
All too often business leaders are making decisions based on unexamined fears, rather than really leaning into those worries and thinking them through. A 2023 survey of global business leaders ...