When trauma strikes, your brain isn’t asking for your opinion—it’s doing its best to keep you alive. Understanding the ...

Scientists found that childhood trauma can change DNA and brain development, leaving long-term biological marks.

Fear begins deep in the brain. The amygdala, buried within the temporal lobe, acts as an alarm system, detecting threats and ...

Peer around a corner at a haunted house or watch a horror movie, and you'll know the moment. The one that makes you so scared ...

This post was co-authored by Dr. Ruth Lanius, Lauren Rudolph, and Dr. Breanne Kearney. Trauma is an insult to the senses, leaving a lasting impact: It affects what we see, hear, and feel, and how we ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, otherwise known as CTE, is usually associated with professional sports like football and hockey — but you don’t need to be an NFL athlete to sustain serious head ...

In a new study, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder say jump scares could actually help unlock new treatments ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)—most often found in athletes playing contact sports—is known to share similarities ...

Others avoid scary movies and haunted houses altogether during Halloween. In a study published in August, a team at the University of Colorado Boulder studied how people’s brains respond to threats ...

NEW YORK -- One month after Bob Saget was found dead, his family and the Florida medical examiner's office handling the case announced that the comedian and "Full House" star "passed from head trauma.