Inducing acute stress reliably under controlled conditions remains a major challenge in scientific research. Finding paradigms that elicit stress reliably and remain ecologically valid is difficult.

Stressful situations experienced during adolescence tend to cause deeper and more lasting changes to the brain than those ...

Chronic stress is your brain’s nemesis. There is so much written about chronic stress that it seems impossible to learn more. We know that it is bad for our health. When I speak about the Healthy ...

Cortisol can disrupt the brain’s ability to manage stress, such as provoked by traumatic social media content—and its impact ...

How burnout can affect the brain – and five ways to overcome it - Excessive, prolonged stress can lead to severe consequences ...

Simple daily patterns can impact brain function more than expected. Dr Kunal Sood highlights how sleep, stress, diet and ...

Amy Knight, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurology, discusses why and how chronic stress can affect one’s brain and overall health. What is ...

Stress, the body's natural response to different types of challenges and daily problems, is an inherently harmless state experienced by most people worldwide. While short-term stress is a common ...

BEER-SHEVA, Israel, February 11, 2025 – Chronic stress changes the way our brain processes sounds, according to new research conducted on mice at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. For instance, ...

Our brain health depends on where and how we live. This study shows how environment and society shape brain aging.