That bummed-out state of mind can be adaptive, Deisseroth noted. "Any repeated series of negative events is important to the brain, to be considered in guiding future behavior." ...

Nerve endings throughout your skin communicate directly with your brain through complex networks that carry emotional information both ways. When you feel stressed, anxious, or excited, these ...

It puts the brain into a broader state," says Dr. Karl Deisseroth, a psychiatrist and professor at Stanford University. Deisseroth and a team of researchers have come up with an explanation for ...

Your brain’s craving for chaos after heartbreak isn’t a design flaw – it’s a feature of your emotional operating system attempting to facilitate healing and growth through pattern disruption.

Neurotransmitters are the brain's chemical messengers, crucial in shaping our emotions. Dopamine, sometimes dubbed the "feel-good" neurotransmitter, is integral to our reward system.

These five actionable, evidence-based techniques can help manufacturing leaders stay calm, think clearly and foster trust as ...

Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, scientists find, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric disorders.

Neurotransmitters are the brain's chemical messengers, crucial in shaping our emotions. Dopamine, sometimes dubbed the "feel-good" neurotransmitter, is integral to our reward system.