On edge in safe surroundings? Blame it on the brain
Using a virtual reality game, researchers discover that the brains of individuals with anxiety associate a known safe area with a threat.
A team from the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester (NY, USA), have used a virtual reality game to examine how the brain is affected by anxiety. They observed that whilst those with anxiety know they are in a safe area, their brain behaves as if they are in danger.
