Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration of the amygdala, shown in red. It is a part of the brain’s limbic system and plays a key role in processing ...

We've all been there. Moments after leaving a party, your brain is suddenly filled with intrusive thoughts about what others were thinking. "Did they think I talked too much?" "Did my joke offend them ...

Way back in the caveman days, our ancestors lived precariously. Life-threatening dangers lurked behind every every tree — from saber-toothed tigers to hostile enemies to unseen crevices. One idea in ...

The constant push-and-pull between people who do not care about lizards and those who are horrified by them is very real. One ...

Do you ever surprise yourself, finding that you have done something without thinking about it? Do you ever notice that you feel sad or happy, but aren't sure why? In 1990, physician and neuroscientist ...

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” --Marie Curie Two days away from the midterm elections in America, the ...

Study sought to better understand how humans evolved to become skilled at thinking about others Newer parts of the brain that support social interactions are connected to and in constant communication ...