Anxiety and PTSDs are challenging mental disorders that can obstruct day-to-day functioning. Scientific communities are constantly looking for treatment to manage these conditions. A discovery as a study shows the new hope for the treatment of fear -related disorders as to how the brain is afraid and eliminates it. The answer is in the mechanism of the brain.
The study published in Journal Science discovered how brain learns to remove fear, an area that acts like a switch that helps them override. This discovery can pave the way to treat problems related to anxiety and fear like PTSD.
How the brain is afraid
Fear is congenital and important, a fundamental survival instinct, warns the dangers to stay safe. But with experience, such as someone grows, people begin to see these dangers as less harmless.
The study used to see on mice to see how they suppress the spontaneous fear response to visual hazards. So initially mice were brought in contact with a shadow that appeared like a hunter. Rats demanded shelter with fear and panic. But after repeatedly watching, and after understanding that there is no real danger, he learned, optimized and calm.
The machinery behind this adaptation for fear is unique and shows how the brain also activates some areas.
Researchers found that initially visual cortex and ventrolette genius nucleus (VLGN) help both processing fear. They work together to understand the danger.
Two parts of the brain are included in this fear process: visual cortex and VLGN. The visual cortex is responsible for understanding visual stimuli, and whether they are threatening. In this context, it tried to understand the shadow that mice were initially afraid. The visual cortex is part of the brain that helps to process and understand the danger, whether it is harmful or not.
The Vlgn is for visual processing and stores the memory of security. Once the brain finds that the danger is not dangerous, Vlgn keeps this information active to prevent the future danger from reacting to the same danger.
The visual cortex will not do all the work when a similar danger is seen again. Vlgn remains active to suppress fear. Endochenabinoids help to keep VLGN active.
This shows how good the brain is in learning, to turn on and off some areas, to adapt. Initially, many regions of the brain can work together to examine danger and process emotions, but only a few areas such as VLGN, to remind the memory of security and work to reduce fear reactions.
PTSD and important for anxiety
PTSD and anxiety are disorders related to fear. Post-tromatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs after an accident experiences a painful phenomenon, and they undergo severe emotional stress and often remind of trauma with flashbacks, causing them to fear all the time . And anxiety is highly worrying about an anticipated result.
This discovery is important because it will help control fear. People with anxiety and PTSD often struggle with fear arising out of specific events or stimuli.
With this discovery, with the help of therapy, VLGN (learned safe memories) can be tapped, which helps people to overcome their fear. Since Vlgn has been identified as a game-chainer for fear reactions, treatments can be specially designed to target the region. All this is about teaching and re -achieving to respond to the brain peacefully.
Vlgn is an important switch that helps to respond peacefully for dangers. It gives confidence because it stores the memory you have settled before, and it is not as dangerous as believed.
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Disclaimer: This article is only for informative purposes and is not an option for professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor with any question about a medical condition.
