leisure time -WSS

leisure time

author：entertainment 2025-09-27 22:56:53 - browse：8384

Why do we gasp, jump and go pale when we're frightened? It all comes down to a tiny, almond-shaped structure in the brain that's called the amygdala. Matthew Orr, Alex Hogan/STAT

It feels like your body reacts a million different ways when you get scared — the blood rushes out of your face, you jump, you gasp, your heart starts racing.

But what’s happening inside your body that makes you feel afraid?

It all comes down to a tiny, almond-shaped structure in the brain that’s called the amygdala.

It’s responsible for kickstarting your “startle response.” That sends out a distress signal to the hypothalamus, and from there, your brain makes the call between fight and flight.

Learn more about the science of fear in the new episode of “Boddities.”

Watch other “Boddities” episodes:

Related: Episode 5: Why do bright lights make us see spots?

Related: Watch: Episode 4: Why do our ears pop?

Related: Watch: Episode 3: Why doesn’t your stomach digest itself?

Related: Watch: Episode 2: Why does it hurt to get water up your nose?

Related: Watch: Episode 1: Does drinking soda help settle an upset stomach?

Previous article： Medicare proposal to cover medical devices draws a mixed reaction
Next article： Mitch McConnell episode has important public health takeaway

WSS

BIO to announce reorganization, senior leaders expected to depart

Sage hopes for a blockbuster in antidepressant now before FDA

GSK’s asthma push continues as drug succeeds in Phase 3 trials

Can gargling with Listerine treat gonorrhea of the mouth?

The creative science of coining drug names

As health system earnings go up, health insurance stocks go down

hotspot

leisure time

Related: Episode 5: Why do bright lights make us see spots?

Related: Watch: Episode 4: Why do our ears pop?

Related: Watch: Episode 3: Why doesn’t your stomach digest itself?

Related: Watch: Episode 2: Why does it hurt to get water up your nose?

Related: Watch: Episode 1: Does drinking soda help settle an upset stomach?

leisure time

New Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s data poses Medicare coverage conundrum

Breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs are inaccessible in rural states

At least 13 dead in Texas as scorching temps continue

Most antidepressants don't work on kids, teens, study finds

Moonlake's readout produced a cash windfall. Risks remain

Mitch McConnell episode has important public health takeaway

DIEP, the 'gold standard' of breast reconstruction, is under threat

Can gargling with Listerine treat gonorrhea of the mouth?

As demand for Covid shots wanes, Moderna seeks its next success

Lawmakers grill UnitedHealth CEO on Change cyberattack

focus

Sepsis can kill a child within hours. Here's how hospitals are fighting back

New safety details link Apellis eye drug to rare cases of blindness

What the airline industry can learn from medicine

Novel spinal cord stimulator treats paralysis without surgery

Tire on Delta flight pops while landing in Atlanta, 1 person injured, airline says

Deliver public health messages at the right time

explore

hotspot

hotspot

entertainment