Stress can shape how we form and recall memories, often sharpening our recollection of emotional or threatening events.

Scientists have discovered how brain circuits affected by stress can predict resilience in mice. By stimulating certain ...

“It’s actually biologically impossible to do that. You need a little bit of healthy stress to get up and out of bed in the ...

The amygdala is a small, almond-shaped structure located deep within the brain’s temporal lobe, playing a central role in processing emotions, particularly fear and stress responses. This part ...

Stress constrains the hippocampus. Sustained stress can also overactivate the amygdala so that it relentlessly sends out signals of alarm that overpower the ability of the prefrontal cortex to ...

The mental health specialist has published a book in which she explores post-traumatic stress as a reality that is more frequent than we think ...

This is pandemic stress, and it is messing with our brains in a very specific way. When you get stressed, it triggers a chain reaction that starts in the amygdala, your emotional-processing ...

Once the amygdala flags incoming information as a ... The hypothalamus relays the signal neurally and hormonally, setting off the stress response. Heart rate increases. Blood pressure rises.

The gut microbiota influences brain function through the HPA axis, particularly in regions like the hippocampus and amygdala, both of which regulate stress. Gut bacteria also undergo daily cycles ...

A reduction in stress is key. The amygdala is a structure in your brain that can initiate your fight or flight response. Under stress, it can trigger your body to produce more of the stress ...