Fear is an adaptive emotion that helps us cope with threatening situations. Deep within the temporal lobe of the brain is the amygdala, the most studied brain area involved in fear. The amygdala uses ...

Discover how stress science explains the long-term cortisol effects on the brain and body, and what mental health biology reveals about managing chronic stress naturally.

Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte, and for a long time, scientists thought its job was caretaking the brain, ...

A research team has discovered that a specific group of neurons in the amygdala, a brain region involved in emotion regulation, plays a key role in the emergence of conditions such as anxiety, ...

Anxiety, depression, and social withdrawal are some of the most common mental health problems in the world. Millions of ...

A new study shows macaque species with more tolerant social systems have larger brain regions linked to emotions and social signals.

Bottom line: This study discovered a circuit in the brain that connects stress with increased glucose and therefore may link stress to type 2 diabetes. In stressful situations, this circuit from the ...

Most people think of a bad night's sleep as a minor inconvenience, something to push through with an extra coffee and a bit ...

Research shows time outdoors can lower stress-related brain activity, reduce cortisol and improve attention. Here’s how to build it into your routine.