Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration of a neuron in bright blue, with purple myelin sheaths around an axon visible on the right Anxiety disorders are the ...
Researchers find that the amygdala is a sophisticated mediator that chooses between action-based and stimulus-based learning ...
A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that posttraumatic stress disorder may be linked to altered communication between specific parts of the amygdala and other brain ...
Research by Stephen Porges, Ph.D. has found that when another person is empathically attuned, he or she sends signals to us that unconsciously calm us. To automatically control stress when flying, we ...
This post is the second in a series, “Connecting Biology to Behavior: Inside the ADHD Brain." Read the first post to learn about the role of dopamine in ADHD behaviors. Your child shuts down on a ...