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  • Watching Your Brain Freak Out On A Scanner Calms You Down

    Watching Your Brain Freak Out On A Scanner Calms You Down

    People who observed their own brain activity using real-time fMRI feedback were better able to control and reduce their anxiety, a new study says. In a quirky new experiment, researchers at Yale University found that simply showing people what their anxious brains look like was enough to help those subjects lessen their anxiety.