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.
We've all been there. Moments after leaving a party, your brain is suddenly filled with intrusive thoughts about what others were thinking. "Did they think I talked too much?" "Did my joke offend them ...