Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found a previously unseen pattern among the rapid-firing neurons inside the brain, one that reveals how distinct networks located in specific areas ...

In health, the neural systems that underpin emotion dynamically integrate internal states and external stimuli to enable the rapid selection of situationally appropriate behaviors. The function of ...

Anxiety disorders (like social anxiety) and stress disorders (like PTSD) are among the most common mental health diagnoses with a lifetime prevalence of almost 30%. New technologies like fMRI, which ...

This seems to scare people when they first hear about it, but is obviously for people that are very educated, right? What about if I told you that you would understand how these work by the end of ...

More specifically, anxiety and stress disorders seem to involve hyper-activation of brain areas that help us detect and respond to threats, along with reduced activation of brain areas that help us ...