Among the billions of neurons in the brain, fewer than 500 are responsible for suppressing binge drinking, according to new ...

Deep within the brain, the ventral tegmental area does more than signal when we re rewarded it forecasts exactly when we ll be rewarded. This discovery came from an elegant collaboration between ...

Together, these findings suggest that the brain is doing more than reacting to rejection or reward – it’s in fact learning from it. Each social interaction helps people update internal models of who ...

Being harmed or treated unfairly, or experiencing anger, disgust, guilt or shame, activates the brain’s “pain ...

Are you navigating the turbulent waters of a breakup? While the pain might feel uniquely yours, a growing body of research is ...

Anger is not only an uncomfortable feeling ... She obtained her doctor of medicine degree with honors in neuroscience and physiology from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

Misophonia is a chronic condition in which certain sounds trigger strong negative responses that can affect daily life and ...

Subjects were presented with 112 pictures displaying the faces of eight actors (4 women and 4 men) wearing or not wearing real facemasks, and expressing seven emotional states (neutrality, surprise, ...

If not controlled, revenge can turn into a deadly addiction. The only way to gratify revenge cravings is by inflicting harm ...

Imagine two kids in adjoining backyards that are separated by a fence. Both yards have a trampoline, so the kids jump up and down to talk to one another. It will only work if both kids are at the ...

Moreover, both increases and decreases were observed within certain single regions, such as in the right insula for fear, in the right anterior cingulate for happiness and anger, and in the ...