Whether it’s braving the long line at a trendy new restaurant or hanging on just a few minutes longer to see if there’s a ...

If you’re struggling to find good in anything right now despite the merriment and holiday cheer, know you’re not alone.

Basically, your body's built-in alarm system comes online when you're angry. And while this response can be helpful specifically during times of conflict, danger, or distress, som ...

A specific brain mechanism modulates how animals respond empathetically to others' emotions. This is the latest finding from the research unit Genetics of Cognition, led by Francesco Papaleo, ...

emotions, and behaviors to achieve long-term goals—is what separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. Self-control is primarily rooted in the prefrontal cortex—the planning ...

The prefrontal cortex, which regulates actions and emotions and is associated with memories, develops rapidly in early ages. The scientists surveyed the parents of 284 children who go to nursery ...

we found that only women currently using COCs had a slightly thinner ventromedial prefrontal cortex than men. This part of ...