The ovarian hormone estradiol plays a key role in shaping how the brain responds to perceived threats after trauma in women ...

Women are more than twice as likely as men to develop stress-related conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but the biological mechanisms underlying that risk have remained poorly ...

This post was co-authored by Dr. Ruth Lanius, Lauren Rudolph, and Dr. Breanne Kearney. Trauma is an insult to the senses, leaving a lasting impact: It affects what we see, hear, and feel, and how we ...

Research shows that delaying important tasks is often driven by how the brain processes stress and threat—not by poor time ...

The brain constantly blends split-second reactions with slower, more thoughtful processing, and new research shows how it pulls this off. Scientists discovered that brain regions operate on different ...

Scientists now know why some people rebound so well from setbacks. They also know how the rest of us can be more like them ...