Breathing is one of the simplest and most powerful tools for managing stress. Slow, deep breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system—the body's "rest and digest" mode—which counteracts the ...

Why does extreme danger paralyse some people while others remain calm? Neuroscientists say the answer lies in how the amygdala is calibrated, something famously illustrated by free solo climber Alex ...

Emotional outbursts and sudden mood shifts are part of various mental health conditions. Learn what drives this dysregulation ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have discovered how loss of a gene strongly associated with autism and macrocephaly (large head size) rewires circuits and alters ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. “How to Train Your Amygdala” by Anna Housley ...

Climber Alex Honnold is set to scale one of the world's tallest buildings without any ropes or safety nets.

Anxiety is often described as a whole‑brain problem, but a series of mouse experiments suggests that, in some cases, a single misfiring circuit can tip the balance between calm and fear. By nudging ...

Research investigating the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on individuals with depression and ...

Fear has a scent. Here’s how this invisible chemical signal has shaped human perceptions, emotions and survival instincts.

Confocal microscopy image showing basolateral amygdala cells infected by a virus engineered to introduce the CRE recombinase protein (in red) and the fluorescent protein GFP (in green), allowing ...

What if the medication you are taking to reduce your anxiety is interfering with your ability to manage anxiety? Benzodiazepines such as Xanax, Valium, Ativan, Klonopin, Librium, and Restoril reduce ...