Two major studies from Harvard and MIT uncover a surprising link between the immune system and the brain, revealing how ...

When we encounter alarming news or other information, the emotional center of our brain, the limbic system, revs up. The ...

The limbic system comprises a group of structures in the forebrain that is implicated in emotion, memory and homeostatic ... can induce lasting changes in brain function and behavior.

Why we worry, what we worry about, and 5 steps we can take to break free of unhealthy cycles of negative forecasting.

Oxford researchers discovered that humans have a natural instinct to believe in a God, and prayer actually reshapes our ...

Are there areas of the brain, which regulate prosocial, altruistic behavior? Researchers have studied a very special group of patients and established that the 'basolateral amygdala' (part of the ...

Other theories suggest the brain's emotional circuits (limbic system), which are densely populated with hormone receptors, react differently in those with PMDD. For example, a widespread theory posits ...

Are there areas of the brain, which regulate prosocial, altruistic behaviour? Together with colleagues from the universities in Lausanne, Utrecht and Cape Town, researchers from Heinrich Heine ...