Neuroscience News – Social Anxiety
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Research news on Social Anxiety from the cutting edge of neuroscience. Neuroscience News has recent neuroscience research articles, brain research news, neurology studies and neuroscience resources for neuroscientists, students, and science fans.
Neuroscience News – Social Anxiety
1y ago
Exposure to another person's bodily odors extracted from sweat can help boost therapies for social anxiety and other mental health disorders ..read more
Neuroscience News – Social Anxiety
1y ago
People who enjoy experiencing JOMO, the "joy of missing out", tend to have higher levels of social anxiety, a new study reports ..read more
Neuroscience News – Social Anxiety
1y ago
Social anxiety is associated with a higher risk of developing depression and addiction disorders. Researchers say the fear of rejection may be at the root of social anxiety ..read more
Neuroscience News – Social Anxiety
2y ago
Stress experienced during peripuberty leads to an increase in adipose fat and a reduction in sociability in young adolescents ..read more
Neuroscience News – Social Anxiety
2y ago
People with social anxiety have increased amygdala activity during social decision making, and reduced activity in the nucleus accumbens during social feedback. Those who are lonely did not experience the same alterations as those with social anxiety, suggesting loneliness is a unique condition ..read more
Neuroscience News – Social Anxiety
2y ago
Moment-to-moment fluctuations in brain activity over a three-minute period can reliably predict how receptive a person with social anxiety will be to cognitive behavioral therapy ..read more
Neuroscience News – Social Anxiety
3y ago
The activity of different populations of neurons in the amygdala governs whether mice interact with their peers, or indulge in self-centered behaviors ..read more
Neuroscience News – Social Anxiety
3y ago
A significant number of people report feeling anxious when they hear their phones ring. Researchers explore why so many people experience phone call anxiety and address how to limit anxious reactions ..read more
Neuroscience News – Social Anxiety
3y ago
Oxytocin produced in the BNST increased stress-induced social anxiety behaviors in mice. The findings shed light on why oxytocin can sometimes provoke anti-social effects ..read more
Neuroscience News – Social Anxiety
4y ago
Taijin-kyofusho, a form of social anxiety disorder characterized by a fear of causing others discomfort as a result of the sufferer's behavioral reactions, is linked to hypersensitivity of the emotional states of others and an inability to identify emotional context ..read more