Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...

Fear has a scent. Here’s how this invisible chemical signal has shaped human perceptions, emotions and survival instincts.

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Do your emotions control you? Expert Carlos López-Obrero Carmona explains the neuroscience of behaviour and how to manage ...

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 — ...

Get cut off in traffic, and you may feel angry for the rest of the trip or even the whole day. That's because experiences like that lead to an emotional response. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new ...

Get cut off in traffic and you might feel angry for the rest of the trip. The experience leads to an emotional response. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new study of how this process may happen in the ...

Emotional outbursts and sudden mood shifts are part of various mental health conditions. Learn what drives this dysregulation ...

Healthy lifestyle behaviours may considerably slow down brain aging and increase cognitive performance. Doctors suggest that if you do some of the basic lifestyle practices daily then your brain will ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Anthony Gianni Vaccaro, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (THE ...