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Scientists Discover Pathway of Fear
A normal amount of fear keeps us safe, but too much fear, as is the case with post-traumatic stress disorder, can prevent a healthy life. Wednesday, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) announce the discovery of a new neural circuit in the brain that directly links the site of fear memory with an area of the brainstem that controls behavior, according to a press release announcing the findings.
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