The stress hormone cortisol disrupts the brain's navigational system. It impairs the function of the grid cells that play a ...
As humans grow older, their emotional stability and sleep patterns can change significantly. For instance, some past studies ...
There’s a surprising common thread in the anxious brain—and it may have to do with what’s on your plate.
Combining data from two types of brain scans significantly improved predictions of future anxiety in teens. Kids who were shy or cautious as babies showed different brain patterns tied to future ...
Young adults with high social anxiety show heightened activity in the brain's visual processing areas. These neural changes explain their high alertness to social threats and offer a physical marker ...
The stress hormone cortisol disrupts the brain's grid cells, blurring the internal GPS system and impairing navigation.
People who hate math now have a good reason: It hurts. New research shows that math actually equals pain for some, in the brain at least. Comparing the brain scans of people with math anxiety with ...
We know that football players and boxers have brain damage from repeated blows. Now brain research reveals chronic job stress causes brain damage and tips to protect it.