A study revealed that rats form mental maps of locations associated with threats and revisit these places in their minds when showing signs of anxiety. The research done by a team at the University of ...

If you've ever felt like anxiety is taking over your brain, you might have been on to something. Neuroscience now confirms that chronic anxiety doesn't just alter your mood—it reshapes the structure ...

Cytokines are well-known players in the immune response, helping to control inflammation and coordinate the responses of other immune cells. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that some ...

How do mammals manage to eat in situations that cause anxiety, step into exposed spaces, or slow down when anxiety drives them to keep moving? A new study pinpoints a leptin-sensitive circuit in the ...

Brain fog is a term often used to describe a state of mental fuzziness, where thoughts feel slow, focus is difficult, and memory seems unreliable. For those experiencing it, brain fog can feel like ...

Research investigating the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on individuals with depression and ...

Anxiety disorders affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide, yet for many, the condition still feels like a mysterious fault line running through their lives. A growing body of research is now ...