A new scientific review suggests that OCD could be divided into five biological subtypes, revealing key clues for its ...
Neurons that specifically reduce and modulate electrical brain activity have a greater influence on emotional memories than previously thought. DZNE researchers came to this conclusion based on ...
A rare genetic condition, Urbach-Wiethe disease, has left a woman named S.M. unable to feel fear due to damage to her ...
Chronic stress is silently reshaping how we think, feel and function every day, warns a clinical psychologist, revealing how ...
Texas A&M associate professor Annmarie MacNamara, Ph.D., is the principal investigator of the research study Well-being and ...
I’ve been studying the amygdala for more than 30 years. When I started this work, research on this brain region was a lonely field of inquiry. The hippocampus was all the rage, and I sometimes felt ...
A woman with rare amygdala damage shows no fear in dangerous situations but panics when suffocating. Her case reveals multiple brain pathways for fear, changing how scientists understand anxiety and ...
Even the most stable brain operates just a millimeter from madness. In such a finely tuned cognitive engine, only a small part must start to sputter before the whole machine comes crashing down. When ...
A new clinical trial shows that deep brain stimulation (DBS) improved symptoms in half of adults with treatment-resistant depression, with one-third reaching remission.