A wellness trend making the rounds on social media promotes ‘dark showering,’ which is exactly what it sounds like: your ...

A single neural thread in the brain may explain why some people who are hurt lash out while others turn the pain inward. A ...

A new study reveals that aggression and self-harm share a biological foundation in the brain’s response to early-life trauma.

As humans, we tend to consider our emotional states as a direct response to the experiences of our lives. Traffic may make us ...

Stress is not simply a response to acute stressful episodes. It occurs in the brain where a natural rhythmic pattern ...

March 14, 2003 — Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus as a treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD) significantly enhances positive mood and emotional memory, according to a report in ...

Others avoid scary movies and haunted houses altogether during Halloween. In a study published in August, a team at the University of Colorado Boulder studied how people’s brains respond to threats ...

Panic disorder is a debilitating condition characterized by sudden and overwhelming bouts of intense fear, often accompanied by physical symptoms such as heart palpitations, hyperventilation, and ...

Japanese researchers have uncovered how the astringent “bite” of cocoa flavanols can activate the brain—even though little of the compound enters the bloodstream.