Specifically, the researchers found a reduced surface area in the cerebral cortex, a smaller thalamic volume and weaker connectivity between various brain regions. These structural changes were ...

A study in people fails to detect differences in the brain’s response to fear or anxiety, long thought to be controlled by different neural circuits. Amanda was an associate editor at The Scientist, ...

People with higher levels of social anxiety are more likely to remember faces they saw while making mistakes, and this may be ...

However, a growing body of evidence suggests that some cytokines also influence the brain, leading to behavioral ... In the amygdala, IL-17 can elicit feelings of anxiety, while in the cortex ...

The new research maps a network of cytokine signals that interact with specific brain cells to regulate mood, anxiety, and social behavior. If confirmed in further studies in animals and people ...

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered distinct roles for two dopamine receptors located on nerve cells within the portion ...

A growing body of evidence suggests that some of these molecules also influence the brain, leading to behavioral ... In the amygdala, IL-17 can elicit feelings of anxiety, while in the cortex ...

Researchers have discovered distinct roles for two dopamine receptors located on nerve cells within the portion of the brain that controls approach vs. avoidance behavior.