The amygdala, often called the brain’s fear center, activates the fight-or-flight response when a threat is perceived. Leaders who craft a “boogeyman” exploit this mechanism by exaggerating ...

The human brain, an intricate organ ... It’s also responsible for our fight-or-flight response—a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or ...

Recognizing your default response—whether fight, flight, or freeze—can help in developing effective coping mechanisms. If ...

"Now that fight-or-flight response has been activated ... coach told Condé Nast Traveler that he recommends sitting in the center of the plane. "Factually speaking, the point of balance is ...

Your brain’s natural rinse cycle flows while you sleep. A new study suggests certain medications interfere with that ...

Other brain areas also respond to the threat, and the signals they generate turn on the stress response, activating all the body systems for fight or flight.. Researchers believe that anybody can ...

Dr. Zemmar's team observed gamma oscillations involved in memory retrieval just before and after cardiac arrest.

Changes in the body associated with the fight or flight response. Heart rate and blood ... regulation and in distinctive patterns of brain structure. Male and female fetuses respond differently ...