Musophobia is known as an irrational fear of mice and rats. You might fear all rodents or a particular species with which you ...

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Switching on those cells while subjecting the animal to a mild shock in a new environment caused the mouse to fear the original environment, even though it had had no unpleasant experiences there. In ...

A study published in Nature by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine changes the way we understand memory. Until now, ...

As the winter ushers in, rat and mice infestations can become commonplace, as they seek out food and shelter. Pest experts ...

If you’re afraid of mice, this dream of mice could evoke feelings of fear or anxiety. But remember, dreams are personal. Your ...

Paralyzing fear might be the key to keeping patients alive, a study of mice suggests, according to a team of researchers at Kansai Medical University. Mice exposed to the “smell of fear” were ...

Normally, the mice quickly learned to avoid the strangers ... a useful way of diagnosing or treating disorders linked with a fear of others." The paper, "The hippocampal CA2 region discriminates ...