Tag: anxiety

Study suggests children of anxious mothers twice as likely to have hyperactivity in adolescence

From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology press release: A large study has shown that children of mothers who are anxious during pregnancy and in the first few years of the… Read more »

Researchers discover direct link from brain’s emotion circuit to movement circuit

From the Salk Institute press release: During high stress situations such as making a goal in soccer, some athletes experience a rapid decline in performance under pressure, known as “choking.”… Read more »

Study suggests receptor protein in brain promotes resilience to stress

From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia press release: Scientists have discovered that a receptor on the surface of brain cells plays a key role in regulating how both animals and… Read more »

Study suggests traumas change perception of social stimuli in the long-term

From the press release: Adults who have experienced maltreatment as children have a changed perception of social stimuli.  Traumatized people found touch stimuli less comforting than people who had not… Read more »

Study finds that older adults may be less distracted by negative information

From the University of Southern California press release: A new study shows that compared to younger adults, older adults are less distracted by negative information — even in the earliest… Read more »