To dig deeper, the researchers developed a method for measuring activation patterns in astrocytes across a whole brain of a ...

On the other hand, if a brain disorder causes the second wave of brain activity to decay too slowly or to accumulate excessive strength (perhaps due to differences in brain wiring or gene expression, ...

Get cut off in rush-hour traffic and you may feel angry for the whole trip, or even snap at a noisy child in the back seat. Get an unexpected smile from that same kid and you may feel like rush hour — ...

Emotions guide our actions. They help us decide whether to start, maintain, shift, or stop what we are doing—based on our current bodily state, the surrounding context, and the meaning we give to both ...

Get cut off in traffic and you might feel angry for the rest of the trip. The experience leads to an emotional response. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new study of how this process may happen in the ...

Long-term users of ayahuasca may process emotional experiences differently than those who do not use the substance, according ...

Around 70% of women who suffer a sexual assault develop PTSD. Now, scientists have shown that many of these women show a ...