When we are angry, our emotional brain goes into overdrive, and we act first rather than think first. "When I get mad, I stop thinking. I see red, and something takes over that I can't control," one ...

This creates a powerful loop: a negative thought enters the brain, and, due to its distressing contents, the brain signals ...

Electroconvulsive therapy is highly effective in treating major depressive disorder, but no one knows why it works. New research suggests it may restore balance between excitation and inhibition in ...

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 ...

Music is everywhere—playing in coffee shops, on hold lines, in Ubers, behind YouTube ads, and of course, in your earbuds while you work. It’s so constant, we often treat it like harmless background ...

The difference between the brain's predicted age and actual chronological age, called a brain age gap, may influence the relationship between cognitive impairment risk factors, like high blood ...

That mental merry-go-round of “what ifs” and “should haves” isn’t just annoying. It’s actually rewiring your brain as you read this sentence. Overthinking – that relentless mental chewing on problems ...

Cerebellum (Latin: "little brain") in yellow. Cerebellar means "relating to the cerebellum." Cerebro-cerebellar circuits connect both cerebral hemispheres to the left and right cerebellar hemispheres.

The spark of creativity, that seemingly mysterious capacity to generate novel and valuable ideas, has intrigued humanity for centuries. Once attributed primarily to divine inspiration or innate genius ...

To successfully change careers, it’s crucial to integrate the strengths of both hemispheres. Utilize left-brain logic for strategic planning, analysis and goal setting while tapping into right-brain ...