Dr. Fanselow is excited to be speaking during the keynote session at the upcoming Predator-Prey Interaction Gordon Research Conference on Sunday, January 26th, 2020. His talk is entitled, “From Fear to Panic: Predatory Imminence and the Transition Between Modes in the Defensive Behavior System”.
Senior author Michael Fanselow, UCLA distinguished Staglin family professor of psychology and director of UCLA’s Staglin Family Music Festival Center for Brain and Behavioral HealtNews of your Scientific Reports research is the lead story on the UCLA Newsroom: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/ and is on UCLA’s home page: http://www.ucla.edu/ (on the left, under Newsroom: ‘Study reveals how brain injury can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder’) and is on http://newsroom.ucla.edu/topics/science
Study reveals how brain injury can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. UCLA team finds that the brain processes fear differently after injury.
Post-traumatic stress disorder in U.S. military members frequently follows a concussion-like brain injury. Until now, it has been unclear why. A UCLA team of psychologists and neurologists reports that a traumatic brain injury causes changes in a brain region called the amygdala, and the brain processes fear differently after such an injury.
On this episode of Brain Matters, Anthony interviewed Dr. Michael Fanselow (Distinguished Professor, Psychology, UCLA). They talked about Michael’s contributions to our understanding of fear memories and how the context of an event can impact learning.
The music featured in this episode is by Steve Beres. Check out The Steve Martin Album.
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The IMHRO-funded Staglin Family Chair in Psychology at UCLA discusses his innovative research to understand and better treat anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress. Join the Q&A November 18-20 at https://www.imhro.org/brain-waves.