Anxiety disorders are some of the most common mental health conditions in America, affecting about one in five people nationwide. But much remains unknown about the roots of anxiety in the brain. Now, ...

While such advances bring with them a breadth of knowledge, the immense complexity of the datasets makes it challenging for scientists to analyze them using current computational methods. Now, ...

Anxiety is often described as a whole‑brain problem, but a series of mouse experiments suggests that, in some cases, a single misfiring circuit can tip the balance between calm and fear. By nudging ...

Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, scientists find, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric disorders. We don't ...

Fluorescent microscope image of transplanted microglia (branching yellow shapes) in a mouse brain. Red marks gene-edited transplanted microglia, green marks immune cells called macrophages, and blue ...