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Anxious Women’s Brains Work Harder

By Guest PostJune 14, 2012Healthanxiety disorders, anxious girls, anxious women, brain activity, brain games, brain response, brains, danielle taylor, dopamine, error, estrogen, front part, hormone, hormone differences, identification, jason moser, mental health, neurotransmitter, puzzle, sex, tim p moran, treatment, worrisome female

EAST LANSING, Mich. — In a discovery that could help in the identification and treatment of anxiety disorders, Michigan State University scientists say the brains of anxious women work much harder than those of men.

The finding stems from an experiment in which college students performed a relatively simple task while their brain activity was measured by an electrode cap. Only women who identified themselves as particularly anxious or big worriers recorded high brain activity when they made mistakes during the task.

Jason Moser, lead investigator on the project, said the findings may ultimately help mental health professionals determine which girls may be prone to anxiety problems such as obsessive compulsive disorder or generalized anxiety disorder. (more…)

Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child?

By Guest PostSeptember 23, 2010Culture, Generalanxiety disorders, biochemical imbalances, coercive parenting, françoise maheu, genetic factors, grabbing a child, harsh parenting, long-terms risks, physiological effect, symptoms

Grabbing a child firmly by the arm, yelling and repeatedly punishing him or her may not be without long-terms risks, according to researchers from the Université de Montréal. They are studying how this harsh parenting can impair the emotional development of a child, possibly leading to anxiety disorders such as social phobia, separation anxiety and panic attacks.

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‘Why Our Brains Get Tripped Up When We’re Anxious’

By Guest PostSeptember 15, 2010Scienceanxiety disorders, brain mechanisms, coherent framework, cu-boulder's center, left ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, midazolam, national academy of sciences, neural inhibition, neural network simulation, neuroimaging and anxiety, yuko munakata

A new University of Colorado at Boulder study sheds light on the brain mechanisms that allow us to make choices and ultimately could be helpful in improving treatments for the millions of people who suffer from the effects of anxiety disorders.

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Anxious Women’s Brains Work Harder

Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child?

‘Why Our Brains Get Tripped Up When We’re Anxious’