An analysis of positron emission tomography data in Korea found that higher family income was associated with increased ...

Why does extreme danger paralyse some people while others remain calm? Neuroscientists say the answer lies in how the ...

Climber Alex Honnold is set to scale one of the world's tallest buildings without any ropes or safety nets.

I’ve been studying the amygdala for more than 30 years. When I started this work, research on this brain region was a lonely field of inquiry. The hippocampus was all the rage, and I sometimes felt ...

Alex Honnold’s brain shows no fear response during extreme climbing stunts. This neuroscientific insight reveals how repeated ...

The social part of the brain is in constant contact with the emotional center of the brain, according to scientists at Northwestern University. The new findings confirm what many have long thought: ...