Amy Knight, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurology, discusses why and how chronic stress can affect one’s brain and overall health. What is ...

Researchers have discovered a new way that brain plasticity is controlled in early life, offering insight into the ...

Imaging suggests why the ability to make inferences declines after an episode of acute stress, such as a job interview.

Stress resilience isn’t a flatline. It’s a flex, according to new research from Florida International University. Marcelo Bigliassi, assistant professor of psychophysiology, and Ph.D. student Dayanne ...

Stress, the body's natural response to different types of challenges and daily problems, is an inherently harmless state experienced by most people worldwide. While short-term stress is a common ...

Becoming a mother changes the brain not just temporarily, but for life. Pregnancy and the postpartum period trigger lasting ...

What do dreams do? Dreams are a way for our brains to process stress and emotionally charged memories. This is one of the most well studied, commonly held theories about dreaming—that our brains ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. As we spotlight National Stress Awareness in April, it’s ...

Stress and alcohol are frequently framed as cause and effect: You feel overwhelmed, you drink, you calm down. In reality, alcohol may be disabling the very brain systems that would help you respond to ...

For years, researchers have been building an ever-longer list of dementia risk factors: poor diet, lack of exercise, social isolation, air pollution, untreated hearing loss, diabetes, high blood ...

Have you ever found yourself lying awake at night, your mind racing with unfinished tasks, forgotten errands, or unresolved worries? Or maybe you’ve sat down to work on a big project only to feel ...