Researchers identify a brain pathway in humans that enables rapid, unconscious fear responses to scary sounds, similar to ...

New research identifies a specific neural pathway (Pdyn+ neurons) that carries stress signals from the brain to the skin, triggering eczema flares by activating eosinophils.

It has long been known as the arbiter of reward in the brain, but recent findings could upend this classic theory of dopamine ...

If the award-winning 1967 movie The Graduate were remade today, the film’s memorable word would need to switch from "plastics" to "plasticity," to mark the present as well as the future.

Have you ever felt calmer almost as soon as you step into the woods? Or maybe noticed your busy mind soften as you look out ...

A burgeoning body of research validates the concept of neuro-resilience. A notable example is a study by Russo et al. (2012), in which researchers found a connection between stress resilience and the ...

"The brain breaks down information into two fundamental dimensions," said linkurl:Stephen Lomber;http://www.physpharm.med.uwo.ca/department/faculty/lombers.html of the University of Western Ontario in ...

We’ve all heard the popular claim that you can transform your life in just three weeks, but if you’ve ever tried to stick to ...