The human brain is a high-powered, ever-active organ with incredible storage, adaptability, and emotional intelligence. Hydration, stimulation, and learning help preserve brain health all your life.

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

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.

When we encounter alarming news or other information, the emotional center of our brain, the limbic system, revs up. The amygdala, the center of fear and other emotions, sends stress signals and urges ...

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

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 ...

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 ...