Spiders claim the crown as the most feared animal, with nearly 19 percent of people reporting extreme terror when exposed to spider images. This fear affects nearly ...

The delivery of chemical messenger (neurotransmitter) receptors to the junctions between nerve cells (synapses) is crucial to cognitive processes such as memory. One way of understanding the function ...

Mice are generally perceived as unintelligent animals. However, they are not given enough credit for their instincts. These instincts help mice keep away from danger that plagues them from the air and ...

If some natural phenomenon provokes an unpleasant or upsetting reaction in you, you might have some kind of ‘biophobia.’ The American Psychological Association defines it as “the fear toward certain ...