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How Dangerous Are Soccer Concussions? They May Cause Lasting Damage
As the 2023 Women’s World Cup kicks off, repeated concussions and head injuries in the sport raise discussion about the lifelong consequences on the brain
As the 2023 Women’s World Cup kicks off, repeated concussions and head injuries in the sport raise discussion about the lifelong consequences on the brain
My mother taught me to love words. Her dementia taught me to listen more closely
New research shows surprising activity levels in dying brains and may help explain the sudden clarity many people with dementia experience near death
Examining dream content can assist in the diagnosis of psychiatric and neurological illnesses. What does fighting off a lion mean?
Most of the $13 billion appropriated in the new legislation Congress recently passed focuses on mental health programs
Tragedies such as the ones in Uvalde, Tex., and Buffalo, N.Y., can lead to major depression, PTSD and other lingering mental distress among survivors
This new guest podcast from Undark discusses the death penalty case of Pervis Payne and why it reveals the convoluted relationship between science and the courts
The virus induces neurological symptoms that persist long after the pandemic ends
Noninvasive electrical zaps, tuned specifically to individual brain-activity patterns, appear to reduce checking, hoarding and other compulsions for up to three months
We don’t know for sure to what degree the former leads to the latter, but we need to be vigilant about the plausible connection
The pandemic has heightened OCD phobias such as fear of germs. Yet some patients say experience with anxiety, and treatment for it, gives them an advantage
Pregnancy is a time of overwhelming emotions—some anxiety is normal! Use these four indispensable tips to keep calm so you can enjoy this magical time
A mouse study demonstrates it is possible to separate the substance’s ability to enhance sociability from its addictive potential
Researchers are unraveling the psychological reasons why some people relentlessly self-diagnose themselves online for hours a day
Brief but intensive treatments are proving to be effective for many anxiety disorders
Hundreds of thousands of people experience mania without ever getting depressed. Why does psychiatry insist on calling them bipolar?
Psychiatrist Randolph Nesse, one of the founders of evolutionary medicine, explains why natural selection did not rid our species of onerous psychiatric disorders
Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen puts to rest four common travel anxieties
Enormous genomic analysis yields tantalizing insights into mechanisms behind conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
As a family member, encouraging a loved one to seek mental health treatment is one of the thinnest tightropes we can walk
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