Stress can trigger seizures in people with or without epilepsy. Learn how it affects the brain, the difference between ...

Using a mouse model of chronic stress, the researchers determined that increased crosstalk between cells in the amygdala, or the brain’s fear center, boosted fear behaviors, elevated inflammatory ...

Summary: A new study shows that brain connectivity patterns, especially in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, can help predict how patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) will respond to ...

brain scans, and protein testing—to study what was happening in the brain. What they discovered was striking: chronic stress reduced autophagy-related gene activity only in the lateral habenula ...

Mar. 5, 2025 — Scientists used positron emission tomography (PET) with edaravone, a drug used to treat ALS, to detect oxidative stress, which leads to brain damage, ... New 4D Brain Map Reveals ...

These paintings are both by the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian but display strikingly different styles. The house on the left is representational; the colorful squares on the right are more abstract.

Researchers knew that a brain region called the amygdala represents flavors and decides whether or not they’re gross. Palmiter’s group had also shown that the gut tells the brain it’s ...

Apr. 23, 2025 — A new study suggests that fear and the immune system are connected in previously unknown ways. Researchers found that the immune system can influence stress and fear behaviors by ...

While female mice showed pronounced behavioral and brain changes, male mice exhibited less dramatic effects, suggesting that the mechanisms of stress adaptation differ between sexes. Furthermore ...