What happens in the brain with anxiety? Once the amygdala flags incoming information as a threat—or, due to hyperreactivity, jumps to that conclusion even in the absence of threat—it sends out ...

For more, see The Biology of Depression. What are some ways the brain differs in people with anxiety disorders? The amygdala, which is centrally involved in the brain’s response to threats ...

A new study using brain imaging technology has shed light on how anxiety might change the way young people process emotions. Researchers discovered that children and teenagers with higher levels ...

This is the first time that brain tissue has been cryogenically frozen ... found a way to cryogenically induce a state of suspended animation in hippocampus slices from mouse brains—and then ...

"Anxiety is oriented to future outcomes. They are not happening right now." Clinical psychologist Becki Apseloff describes how this process helps the body convince the brain of safety.