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

A novel experiment has revealed a phenomenon called the Bohr–Weisskopf effect in a pear-shaped nucleus in a molecule for the ...

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

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

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 ...

Others avoid scary movies and haunted houses altogether during Halloween. In a study published in August, a team at the University of Colorado Boulder studied how people’s brains respond to threats ...

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

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical procedure that entails the delivery of high-frequency electrical impulses to ...

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

Challenging a long-standing assumption regarding the adult brain, recent research has demonstrated that individuals can ...

Japanese researchers have uncovered how the astringent “bite” of cocoa flavanols can activate the brain—even though little of the compound enters the bloodstream.