Researchers from Columbia University assessed how brain activity transitioned when listening to music and how it affected ...

The face is a primary interface between emotional state and physical expression. It is how mood communicates itself to t ...

Your emotional state influences everything from your skin’s oil production and inflammation levels to its healing capacity and aging rate. ... Why your skin is hardwired to your emotional brain.

How does the human brain track emotions and support transitions between these emotions? In a new eNeuro paper, Matthew Sachs ...

New research shows that music can swiftly alter emotional states in the brain, offering insights into mood, memory, and mental health.

A study of mice and people looks at how the brain takes an experience, like being cut off in traffic, and responds with an emotion, like road rage.

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.

Why your brain craves chaos after a breakup—exploring the science behind wild post-breakup decisions and how they aid recovery.

New research suggests that premature babies and even full-term newborns experience pain very differently than adults do.

On "The Florida Roundup," Shankar Vedantam of "Hidden Brain" provided insight on emotional states and how people can approach ...

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 ...