Showing posts with label fear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fear. Show all posts

Friday, March 25, 2016

Fear, Phobias and the Amygdala



Almost everyone is afraid of something and almost everyone has had a frightening experience. Of all the emotions we experience, none feel quite as primordial as the breath catching, heart-rate rocketing, muscle tensing moment of fear. In today's show I talk to Yannick Villaneuva who is researching the brain and its role in fears and phobias.

How Phobias Hack Your Brain

Music is provided by The Amygdaloids - Brainstorm - The Amygdaloids are lead by fear researcher Joe Ledoux