A recent study conducted by scientists in France and published in Translational Psychiatry offers new insights into how ...

New insights into the brain could pave the way for targeted treatments for anxiety, depression, and other mental health ...

Heart in your throat. Butterflies in your stomach. Bad gut feeling. These are all phrases many people use to describe fear and anxiety. You have likely felt anxiety inside your chest or stomach, and ...

Social media has the potential to rewire a person’s brain. For adolescents, this can be problematic; their sensitive brains become increasingly responsive to social rewards.

UC Davis researchers have identified new cell clusters in the amygdala that could hold keys to treating anxiety and depression. Effective treatment for anxiety, depression, and other emotional ...

The study revealed that just one night of sleep deprivation can alter brain structures ... Sleep deprivation hyper-activates the amygdala, which is responsible for emotional processing, impairing ...

Honig was not part of the new study. Honig would also like to see measurements of biomarkers in a future study, such as blood tests and brain scans to determine whether there are actual ...

Stress is a powerful thing. In small doses, it can motivate you to ace that presentation at work or land your dream job.

Pregnancy brings profound changes, not only to a woman’s body but also to her brain. Recent studies highlight how pregnancy ...

Maternal experiences of racism were associated with stronger brain connectivity in newborns in functional networks linked to ...

The anatomy of the brain involves key regions including the brain stem, cerebellum, lobes of the cerebral cortex, and specific glands (the pituitary, for example) needed to maintain life and health.