Scientists at the Salk Institute have uncovered how a cluster of thalamic neurons links physical pain to emotional trauma, ...

In disease, high levels of IL-1 in the brain are linked to neuroinflammation, which can disrupt the body's stress response ..

Young mice fed a high-fat diet developed obesity, showed anxiety-like behavior, and had distinct brain signaling and microbiome patterns compared to their lean counterparts. These findings suggest ...

Worldwide, only about 28% of people with anxiety receive treatment. The figure is similar for the UK, and in the US about 37% receive a treatment. This is due to a number of factors such as lack of ...

We drew on this link to probe the neural responses of breathlessness-related expectation by examining the activity of brain regions responding to breathlessness-related word cues. 22 23 Brain activity ...

Scientists discovered that IL-17, an immune molecule, can trigger either anxiety or increased sociability by acting on different parts of the brain. This reveals an unexpected connection between ...

Scientists already knew that cytokines affect emotions and brain function, but how and where in the brain this occurs has thus far remained unclear. The new research maps a network of cytokine signals ...

Inflammation and the brain: how immune activity can alter mood and fuel anxiety Studies detailing brain-immune crosstalk could inform treatments for autism, anxiety Peer-Reviewed Publication ...

Physical activity boosts brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein that supports neuron growth and connectivity. This creates the perfect environment for rewiring anxiety brain changes.

An AI model trained on dozens of hours of real-world conversation accurately predicts human brain activity and shows that features of language structure emerge without being coded in.