New research published in European Neuropsychopharmacology provides evidence that the psychedelic brew ayahuasca can ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder is often described as a brain stuck in survival mode, with threat circuits firing long after ...

Kirstie Cummings, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology, was recently honored with the Heersink School of Medicine's Featured Discovery Award. She was recognized alongside ...

An innovative study, published in Nature Communications, reveals the mechanism behind two seemingly contradictory effects of fear memories: the inability to forget yet the difficulty to recall. Led by ...

Women suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following sexual assault experience “profound” disruptions of nerve connections in the brain, a new study revealed. The research presented at ...

Around 70% of women who suffer a sexual assault develop PTSD; now scientists have shown that many of these women show a marked reduction in the usual communication between two important brain areas ...

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

“In PTSD, the amygdala is hyperactivated and the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus are underengaged, leaving patients overly anxious and haunted by their traumatic experiences, the memories appearing ...