Emotions are constructed, not discovered. Relational safety—not precise labels—allows the brain to tolerate uncertainty, ...

Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...

A team of UChicago psychology researchers used fMRI scans to learn why certain moments carry such lasting power ...

Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...

On the other hand, if a brain disorder causes the second wave of brain activity to decay too slowly or to accumulate excessive strength (perhaps due to differences in brain wiring or gene expression, ...

Imagine if keeping your brain in top shape was as routine as brushing your teeth in the morning or exercising before work. Brain health is more than simply the absence of disease; it is the state of ...

Long working hours may alter the structure of the brain, particularly the areas associated with emotional regulation and executive function, such as working memory and problem solving, suggest the ...

As a person who has immediate family members with diametrically opposing views on politics, I struggle to understand how we could possibly be having such different reactions to the events unfolding in ...

Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, scientists find, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric disorders. We don't ...