Understanding how the brain learns and applies rules is the key to unraveling the neural basis of flexible behavior. A new study from the University of Toyama, Japan, reveals that our ability to ...

Anxiety is basically our mind's alarm system ringing too many times, even in the absence of actual trouble. While worry is expected from time to time, chronic anxiety can interfere with sleep, ...

Drug addiction carries an extremely high risk of relapse, as cravings can be reignited by minor stimuli even long after one has stopped using. Previously, this phenomenon was attributed to a decline ...

Many people know that exercise is good for the body. It can strengthen the heart, improve muscle health, and help control weight. However, scientists are also learning that physical activity may be ...

Individuals with chronic back pain reported significantly higher levels of auditory sensitivity compared with pain-free controls, but therapy may mitigate this sensitivity, according to findings ...

Drug addiction carries an extremely high risk of relapse, as cravings can be reignited by minor stimuli even long after one has stopped using. Previously, this phenomenon was attributed to a decline ...

A neuroscientist shares how her own anxiety resurfaces in uncertain times—and how understanding the brain’s emotional architecture can help us regulate and reconnect.

When a conversation becomes emotionally charged, the brain’s threat detection system, the amygdala, activates rapidly. In ...

Increasing our level of physical fitness leads to a bigger release of brain-boosting proteins following one session of exercise, a new study led by a UCL researcher has found.

It is well established in psychology that humans conceptualize emotions by features known as valence (the degree of pleasantness or unpleasantness) and arousal (the intensity of bodily reactions, such ...

This useful study supplements previous publications of willed attention by addressing a frontoparietal network that supports internal goal generation. The evidence is solid in analyzing two datasets ...