When an emotion arises, how do you usually respond? For many, suppression and analysis are the default, but truly processing emotions is key to healing and stronger connections. Most of us were never ...

Researchers have created an effective therapy for chronic pain that reduces pain intensity by focusing on emotional regulation. A new study led by UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Music changes how we feel. Not just emotionally, but biologically. You don’t have to be at a concert to notice it.

Our muscles don’t move, and sadly there’s no virtual workout or health benefit from watching other people exert themselves, but the neurons do act as if we are mimicking the observed. This mirror ...

Researchers find that the amygdala is a sophisticated mediator that chooses between action-based and stimulus-based learning ...

As we work on overcoming what scares us, a new plasticity becomes available in our brain, and fear strikes out.

Emotional tears are a uniquely human behavior. Research suggests they evolved not for eye health but as a powerful social ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Learn how poetry can help your brain handle stress, process feelings, and spark insight. Summary: This episode of The Science of Happiness is part of ...

Alcohol can make you feel anxious or irritable the next day. We asked experts what causes this — and how to manage it.

What does forgiveness look like in the brain? As a neuroscientist, I am always looking for the biological underpinnings of mental processes—not as an effort to distill mystery into molecules, but to ...

Get cut off in rush-hour traffic and you may feel angry for the whole trip, or even snap at a noisy child in the back seat. Get an unexpected smile from that same kid and you may feel like rush hour — ...