An 8% lower amount doesn’t sound like that much, but in the brain it’s significant, psychiatrist Richard Maddock said, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. “How to Train Your Amygdala” by Anna Housley ...

Depression and anxiety may heighten cardiovascular disease risk through chronic stress pathways in the brain and body.

When you're under stress, your brain may release its own cannabinoid molecules to calm you, activating the same brain receptors as THC derived from cannabis plants. But the brain activity regulated by ...

It’s natural to feel tense when you’re going into a stressful situation, but tension can trigger emotions that derail conversations. Unfortunately, our remote world isn’t helping. We have fewer ...

December 21 has been designated World Meditation Day by the United Nations. The practice can change not only our bodies, but ...

Anxiety and depression: the results hint at a future where anxiety and depression might be treated not with general drugs, but through targeted neural therapies designed to restore balance deep within ...

An international group of researchers led by Vanderbilt University has discovered for the first time that there are cannabinoid receptors in the amygdala. The amygdala is one of the primary brain ...

Equanimity is a sense of calm and composure. It's the polar opposite of stress. Myriad posters, t-shirts, and greeting cards espouse the virtues of staying calm, especially when adversity strikes.