Fixing the balance of a single brain circuit erased anxiety and social deficits in mice, revealing a powerful new target for ...

Depression is usually understood as a condition that shapes how we feel and cope with everyday life. Fatigue, persistent ...

Depression and anxiety may heighten cardiovascular disease risk through chronic stress pathways in the brain and body.

A rare genetic condition, Urbach-Wiethe disease, has left a woman named S.M. unable to feel fear due to damage to her amygdala. This unique case offers profound insights into how the brain processes ...

Anxiety had been thought to originate in the amygdala, but now the specific region in the amygdala where it lurks has been identified. Mice that were genetically modified to over-express a certain ...

Researchers have discovered a specific set of neurons in the amygdala that can trigger anxiety and social deficits when overactive. By restoring the excitability balance in this brain region, they ...

Imagine jumping out of an aeroplane and feeling nothing. No rush of adrenaline, or quickening heartbeat. “In that situation, SM and other individuals with amygdala damage will go nose-to-nose with ...

The Synaptic Physiology laboratory, led by Juan Lerma at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of ...

Joshua Rovner is associate professor of international relations at American University, and nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. The U.S. Air Force dropped a dozen ...

For most people, the car-buying experience is a mix of excitement, nerves, and stress. If you're buying a used car, you might be extra cautious because there's more of a risk involved. After all, ...

The museum has declined to release photos of the damage. Literally marked by a child’s hand, one of the Netherlands' most valuable paintings is now undergoing restoration after being accidentally ...

When it comes to split ends and frayed strands, lots of us want a savior to quickly fix damaged hair—one that doesn’t require us to chop off inches. But does such a solution actually exist or are ...