Your emotions function as a personal GPS, signaling what matters most—your values, safety, and relationships. Here's how to ...

Most people spend their lives chasing success, dreaming of the day they finally achieve their goals. Yet there's a hidden ...

In order to effectively guide kids through problem situations, it is essential to begin with a basic understanding of how the human brain responds to stress and perceived danger. From an evolutionary ...

False-colour positron emission tomography (PET) scan highlighting limbic areas in a human brain. A receptor for the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA is visualised here in regions of the brain ...

Around 70% of women who suffer a sexual assault develop PTSD. Now, scientists have shown that many of these women show a ...

When you understand what’s going on in your brain, you can break the cycle and start to get things done. We can all probably agree that procrastination isn’t wise. Some of us like to believe we work ...

The great thinker never let his emotions get the better of him. Instead, he used reason to get the better of his detractors.

When a person views a photograph of a hairy, looming spider or a slithering snake in a laboratory experiment, scientists usually see markers of increased electrical activity deep in that person’s ...

Your autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the part of your central nervous system (CNS) that controls unconscious activities like breathing and digestion. This system is always working, whether or not ...

Too much alone time during teenage years may do more than affect friendships. While some solitude is normal, persistent withdrawal may raise the risk of mental health issues later in life ...