Stress influences what we learn and remember. The hormone cortisol, which is released during stressful situations, can make emotional memories in ...

The stress hormone cortisol acts on brain circuits that track emotion and memory, helping to form strong emotional memories.

Psilocybin is a psychedelic drug with promising clinical applications for treating mood disorders and substance abuse ...

Humans don’t just recognize each other’s voices—our brains also light up for the calls of chimpanzees, hinting at ancient communication roots shared with our closest primate relatives. Researchers ...

A lot of adults feel they’ve lost touch with the ability to get messy… and also just mess up. Scientists call that childlike, ...

In everyday conversation, it's critical to understand not just the words that are spoken, but the context in which they are ...

A large study of 800 adults shows that pragmatic language skills—the ability to understand sarcasm, indirect requests, tone, ...

Vividly imagining a positive interaction with someone can increase how much you like them — and even alter how your brain stores information about that person.

President Trump's doctor revealed Monday the justification for the president's October MRI scan, saying the results were ...

Connecticut and Texas researchers working together to advance testing of the effectiveness of group motivational interviewing ...

Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a ...