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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What Are Phobias and How Are They Treated?
Barbara Rothbaum answers your questions about phobias and therapies.
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What Is Stress Resilience and Can It Be Learned?
Jeremy Jamieson answers your questions on the stress response and resilience.
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What Part of the Brain Deals With Anxiety? What Can Brains Affected by Anxiety Tell us?
Mohammad Milad answers your questions about anxiety and anxiety disorders.
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Natural Disasters Take a Toll on Mental Health
After the torrential rains end, or the flood recedes, or the fire burns out, many people continue to feel the emotional wounds of a natural disaster.
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Noise Pollution Isn’t Just Annoying — It’s Bad for Your Health
Whether it’s the hum of an always-on TV or the window-rattling noise of airplanes overhead, the din of modern life poses a threat to mental and physical health.
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How Does Parental Separation Affect a Child’s Brain?
Charles A. Nelson answers your questions on how separation is harmful to a child’s developing brain.
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The Neuroscience of Stress
Neuroscientists are beginning to reveal how chronic stress can impact the brain, body, and behavior.
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How Cells Communicate During Fight or Flight
What happens during that split second decision to stay or go?
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The Brain Prize Presents: Ray Dolan
Ray Dolan, Peter Dayan, Wolfram Schultz have demonstrated how the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine helps us learn.
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Do Hurt Feelings Actually Hurt?
There’s no mistaking a broken heart for a broken bone — but our brains might look at both kinds of pain the same way.
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Do Dogs Really Love Us?
This film investigates whether dogs love us by reviewing behavioural and neuroscientific evidence.
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  • 4 min
Brains in Pain Cannot Learn
How severe are the effects of trauma on a young, learning brain?
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