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 ...

Harbor Laboratory researchers revealed how the brain integrates smell and sound signals to guide maternal behaviors in mice.

There is empirical evidence that shows that depression shrinks several parts of the brain. These include the hippocampus, ...

Growing brain research reveals the habenula's outsize impact on our health, from mood and anxiety to addiction and sleep.

Food aromas, in particular, evoke strong emotional responses due to the brain’s structure — the amygdala, which processes ...

Your mum was right when she badgered you to go to sleep at bedtime, according to the latest sleep research. In what is ...

Depressed, anxious, and stuck? Your "lizard brain" may be part of the problem. New research shows how the amygdala helps us ...

Basically, your body's built-in alarm system comes online when you're angry. And while this response can be helpful specifically during times of conflict, danger, or distress, som ...

How do genes associated with dyslexia relate to brain structure in the general population? In a large-scale study, a team of scientists found that genetic variants that increase the chance of ...