Treating anxiety, depression and other disorders may depend on the amygdala, a part of the brain that controls strong emotional reactions, especially fear. But a deep understanding of this structure ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Have you ever felt like your "gut" is actually a loud, broken alarm? Learn how to tell the difference between your true ...

One of the FBI's core active listening techniques involves "emotion labeling"—identifying and articulating the underlying ...