What Is Sleep Deprivation Therapy? Is It Really Effective in Treating Depression?

Medicine & Technology Mar 28, 2024

New study suggests that staying up all night might have a transient antidepressant effect. Continue reading the article to learn more.

Emotional Control Center: How Does the Limbic System Work To Manage Emotions?

Feb 15, 2024

The limbic system is the specific region in the brain that is responsible for handling emotional and behavioral responses. Read to learn more.

How the Brain Creates Anxiety: Unraveling Its Role in Generating Anxious Feelings

Sep 11, 2023

A neuroscientist dispels myths on how anxiety is generated in a person's brain. Check it out in this article to learn more.

Swearing Can Be Good for Health: Blurting Out Curse Words Found to Reduce Pain

Mar 29, 2023

A survey of 2,000 people in the UK found that two-thirds claim swearing helped them numb pain, which is also supported by research.

How the Brain Turns Threat Cues Into Fear, Reveals Molecular Pathway That May Lead to Treatments for PTSD, Autism, Migraines

Aug 17, 2022

A study may lead to new treatments for disorders like post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD autism, fibromyalgia, and migraines. Read to know more about it.

Highly Processed Food Linked to Memory Loss in Aging Brain; DHA-Rich Foods Help Reduce Inflammatory Effects

Oct 15, 2021

A new animal study demonstrated how a highly processed food diet is linked to memory loss and what could be done to reverse its inflammatory effects and delay or prevent people from developing dementia.

Scientists Discover the Location of the Brain's Pain Off Button: The Amygdala

May 19, 2020

In a study involving mice, researchers have determined that the amygdala, a part of the temporal lobe, could turn off pain signals in the brain. To learn more, click the link above and watch a video further explaining the functions of the amygdala.

Study Proves High Calorie Food and Stress Combination Leads to Weight Gain

May 04, 2019

A recent study has proven that people that take high-calorie food while under stress actually gain more weight .

Urge to Binge-Eat Dissected by a Scientists

Apr 26, 2019

Humans are wired with the drive to overeat and it does not help that unhealthy food is usually within reach.

Long-Term Memory: New Discovery Revises Old Theories On Memory Formation

Apr 12, 2017

The old theory regarding memory formation is altered and influenced by a new discovery by examining the brain.

‘Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder’: Cause Discovered Geared Towards Treatment

Mar 18, 2017

A new research has established the connection on how the absence of essential protein causes obsessive-compulsive disorder. How does this affect the treatment platform of the disorder?

Surgical removal of brain part led to disappearance of a man's arachnophobia

Nov 03, 2014

A man was cured of arachnophobia after his amygdala, a part of the brain, was removed.