When people are feeling glum, it often means that brain areas involved in emotion and memory are communicating. Researchers now have observed the... Researchers Uncover A Circuit For Sadness In The ...

A study involving incarcerated men found that those with pronounced psychopathic traits tend to subconsciously divert their ...

Psychiatrists explain the key neurobiological differences between major depressive disorder and situational sadness, ...

Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out franchise resonates with people of all ages, and for good reason. The latest addition to the series, ...

Johnny Cash's Hurt hits way different in A Major, as much so as Ring of Fire in G Minor. The dissonance in tone between the chords is, ahem, a minor one: simply the third note lowered to a flat. But ...

One of the great mysteries of humankind is the perception of emotion. We understand the parts of the brain where emotions come from and the chemical reactions that produce them, but feelings remain a ...

Emotion-recognition among people with disorders such as Parkinson's disease or schizophrenia may be affected by changes in the levels of dopamine in the brain, say researchers at the University of ...

Daily life can evoke painful emotions. News of war can bring out sadness; climate change disasters can trigger fear. A squabble with a partner or a misunderstanding at work can unleash anger. Knowing ...

Imagine waking up on a sunny Saturday morning. Your two kids and the family dogs jump into bed, filling the room with laughter and wagging tails. You feel a surge of happiness, relishing in this warm, ...