Emotions, Stress & Anxiety

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The Anatomy of Emotions

It’s hard to describe what an emotion is — let alone how many of them there are or whether everyone experiences the same ones. But we do know this: emotions arise from activity in distinct parts of the brain.

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The Turbulent and Adaptable Teen Brain

Let’s revisit the developing teen brain to understand the changes occurring during this critical time.

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Taking A Placebo Can Reduce Anxiety Before An Exam — Even When You Know The Pills Are Inert

Learn how a placebo may assist in test anxiety.

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ICYMI: How Stress Turns Hair Gray

And other neuroscience news for the week of January 20-26, 2020.

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Fostering Empathy Through Virtual Reality

Visualization research lets people experience alternate perspectives, which could increase empathy.

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What Causes Goosebumps?

Goosebumps are part of your body’s reaction to danger. But they can also be caused by great music. Those two experiences are more similar than you might think.

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National Depression Screening Day

Neuroscience research is advancing what we know about depression, and helping us develop treatments for it.

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How Poverty Shapes a Child's Mind and Brain

A growing body of research now shows that poverty changes the way children’s brains develop, shrinking parts of the brain essential for memory, planning, and decision-making.

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Test Stress in Children: Rx with Brain-Friendly Studying

Let's teach kids more effective ways of studying in order to reduce test anxiety.

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Your Brain on Guilt and Shame

Shame and guilt feel awful, but they do serve a good purpose: to make you be a better human.

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Cute Aggression: Why You Want to Squeeze Adorable Creatures

Scientists are trying to figure out why so many of us want to pinch babies’ chubby cheeks and squeeze adorable puppies.

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Procrastination: I’ll Think of a Title Later

Procrastination comes down to a battle between the brain’s emotion and decision-making systems — with emotion often claiming victory.

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Easing Test Anxiety Boosts Low-Income Students' Biology Grades

What if exam grades could be boosted just with a confidence exercise before the exam?

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