An international collaboration led by Cornell researchers used a combination of psilocybin and the rabies virus to map ...

Past work from Cornell professor Alex Kwan and his team showed that psilocybin can increase the brain’s structural plasticity ...

From overactive fear circuits to gut–brain disruptions, neurologists unpack the science behind anxiety and why understanding these "hidden wires" could change the way we treat it.

With growing interest in using psychedelic drugs to treat mental health disorders, researchers have explored the effects of a psychedelic derivative of amphetamine on rat brains. They wanted to see ...

According to the researchers: Childhood brain topology reaches a turning point at age 9, transitioning to the adolescent ...

That mental merry-go-round of “what ifs” and “should haves” isn’t just annoying. It’s actually rewiring your brain as you read this sentence. Overthinking – that relentless mental chewing on problems ...

Whatever brings you — or your partner or child — into therapy, the world of mental health care is changing fast to respond to the extreme stress most of us are feeling now. A new psychotherapy, which ...

Anxiety is a physiological response to stress that manifests as a feeling of dread or worry. You can retrain your nervous system to mitigate the effects of anxiety by practicing deep breathing, cold ...

Frustration and impatience: not mentally railing at the car in front of you at the red light, not needing to know right now what your partner or boss found out about X, not rushing when making dinner, ...

What do you anticipate when you are about to go for a 20-minute walk, but struggle with chronic pain in your back, legs, or feet? You probably dread the inevitable ache radiating from your back or the ...

Anxiety is a mental health condition millions of people around the world experience every day but not something that can necessarily be “seen”—until now. In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists at ...