Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's crazy how our brains can hijack our day—one moment you're fine, the next you're fuming about something that probably won't ...

Meghan Trainor is opening up about her journey with mental health. Speaking with PEOPLE on the red carpet of the Billboard Women in Music Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 29, the "Made You ...

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 ...

The human brain has the remarkable ability to rewire itself. It's known as neuroplasticity; the synapses in the brain get stronger when they are faced with new behaviors or environmental factors. Now, ...

Neurons activate and communicate, reinforcing frequently used pathways. Source: Giovanni Cancemi/Shutterstock According to Hebb’s law, neurons that fire together wire together. In other words, the ...

For researcher Lynnette Averill, the quest to find a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is deeply personal. Averill's father served as an enlisted infantryman with the U.S. Marine ...