The term “emotional flooding” was popularized by psychologist John Gottman, who used it to describe a state of intense ...

Findings published in the journal Cell Reports revealed that among people who displayed hypocrisy, the ventromedial ...

A noninvasive brain stimulation therapy could offer fast relief for flu-related sleep issues by calming brain activity and ...

The ability to distinguish between different individuals is crucial for social interactions. Previous research has shown the pivotal role of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) in social processes, as ...

Long-term, heavy cannabis use has been linked to changes in the prefrontal cortex, which plays a key role in executive ...

Many horse owners think the existence of the prefrontal cortex is a major controversy in equine science. It’s not. It’s just an area that’s riddled with misinformation. Curiously, most people—horsey ...

Stressful situations experienced during adolescence tend to cause deeper and more lasting changes to the brain than those ...

Cortisol can disrupt the brain’s ability to manage stress, such as provoked by traumatic social media content—and its impact ...