That’s your “lizard brain” whispering to you, according to a study from Northwestern Medicine. And the findings on our skills ...

New research b Medicine reveals how humans have evolved advanced brain regions to interpret others' thoughts, connecting ...

Assume that having a phobia of a particular food means just disliking it? Think again. Charlotte Cripps meets people who’ve ...

In mice, stress altered the way that the brain packaged memories, resulting in an unnecessary fear response — but drugs were ...

The study explores how ancient and advanced brain networks influence social cognition and emotional regulation.

A team of scientists has uncovered newer parts of the brain, that support social interactions, and are connected to and in ...

Overthinking could be related to the constant back-and-forth between the brain's fear-processing centre or amygdala and the region governing social behaviour, according to a new study.

Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered a brain pathway that connects the frontal cortex to the brainstem, offering potential therapeutic targets for anxiety, panic, and PTSD.

Scientists sought to better understand how humans evolved to become so skilled at thinking about what's happening in other peoples' minds. The findings could have implications for one day treating ...

Deep brain stimulation has revealed that a specific type of brain wave activity is associated with levels of anxiety in ...