From the University of Kent media release: People experiencing anxiety and inhibition have more activity in the right side of the brain, causing them to walk in a leftward trajectory. New research led by Dr…
From the Vanderbilt University Medical Center media release: A study by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is offering a glimmer of hope to alcoholics who find it hard to remain sober because their abstinence…
From the UC Berkeley press release by Yasmin Anwar via HealthCanal: Neuroscientists have found that sleep deprivation amplifies anticipatory anxiety by firing up the brain’s amygdala and insular cortex, regions associated with emotional processing. The…
From the University of East Anglia press release via HealthCanal: New virtual imaging technology could be used as part of therapy to help people get over social anxiety according to new research from the University…
From the De Gruyter press release via AlphaGalileo: Humor is an intrinsic part of human experience. It plays a role in every aspect of human existence, from day-to-day conversation to television shows. Yet little research…
From the UC Riverside press release by Bettye Miller via ScienceDaily: Sleep researchers from University of California campuses in Riverside and San Diego have identified the sleep mechanism that enables the brain to consolidate emotional…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release via EurekAlert!: Sperm doesn’t appear to forget anything. Stress felt by dad—whether as a preadolescent or adult—leaves a lasting impression on his sperm that gives sons and daughters…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: An interesting new report of animal research published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that common antidepressant medications may impair a form of learning that is important clinically. Selective serotonin…
From the Endocrine Society press release via ScienceDaily: Estrogen replacement therapy is associated with a significant decrease in anxiety symptoms among girls with anorexia nervosa, a new clinical trial finds. The results will be presented…
From the Journal of Visualized Experiments press release via MedicalXpress: Fear is one of the most primal feelings known to man and beast. As we develop in society and learn, fear is hard coded into…