Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered a DNA modification that enhances our ability to extinguish fear.
19 February 2019
A new study has found the mechanism used by a hidden gene to affect how the brain responds to stressful experiences, in a discovery that could eventually help control anxiety.
26 February 2015
For many people, fear of flying or of spiders skittering across the lounge room floor is more than just a momentary increase in heart rate and a pair of sweaty palms.
28 April 2014Neuroscientists at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) have discovered a previously unrecognised layer of gene regulation associated with fear extinction, which is an inhibitory learning process thought to be critical for controlling fear-related...
15 August 2011
