A wellness trend making the rounds on social media promotes ‘dark showering,’ which is exactly what it sounds like: your ...

Stress is not simply a response to acute stressful episodes. It occurs in the brain where a natural rhythmic pattern ...

As humans, we tend to consider our emotional states as a direct response to the experiences of our lives. Traffic may make us ...

A single neural thread in the brain may explain why some people who are hurt lash out while others turn the pain inward. A ...

A new study reveals that aggression and self-harm share a biological foundation in the brain’s response to early-life trauma.

A team led by the UAB Institut de Neurociències (INc-UAB) has for the first time identified the mechanism behind a potentially fatal type of epilepsy, a symptom of mitochondrial diseases. The ...

Parkinson’s disease steals ease and movement by striking a narrow band of midbrain neurons. If you study or cover neuroscience, you have seen the promise and frustration in efforts to grow these ...

Aggression and self-harm often co-occur in individuals with a history of early-life trauma—a connection that has largely been ...

An international team of researchers, including scientists from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, has uncovered a ...

Neuroscience shows us the brain is hardwired to respond to beauty. Seeing an attractive face activates the brain's reward and ...

Astringency is a dry, puckering, rough, or sandpapery sensation in the mouth caused by plant-derived polyphenols.

While vaping has been touted by manufacturers as a safer smoking alternative, the public health community is careful to point ...