Emotional Regulation

Lying is far more common than we’d like to believe and it’s very difficult to know when someone is telling a lie. So it would be useful if a polygraph test were a foolproof means of lie [...]

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What is the process through which the nervous system evaluates risk outside of your conscious awareness? a. Interoception b. Neuroception c. Sympathetic nervous system d. Parasympathetic nervous [...]

What Happens in Vagus The vagus nerve is the 10th cranial nerve and it carries the most bi-directional information between the brain and the body of any other nerve. It initiates in the core of [...]

Happy Halloween! We know that your amygdala is involved in detecting and responding to risk. As is often the case in neuroscience, researchers have learned a lot about the function of the [...]

How can you tell if someone is happy? A happy person might laugh or say that they feel happy, but the brain is more quickly able to interpret one of these responses than the other. A study from [...]

Being able to control impulses—knowing when to act and when to hold back—is a key skill for adults. A new study from the University of Michigan (U-M) Medical School finds that impulsiveness in [...]

The simple act of being aware of one’s emotional state may play a role in maintaining a healthy weight. A new study from Brown University finds that people who exhibited greater “dispositional [...]

How can parents support children who are at-risk for behavioral problems? A new study from Michigan State University (MSU) offers a simple intervention that helps toddlers begin to understand [...]

Not sleeping enough has a big impact on the body. Insufficient sleep can cause stress and hunger, and can increase the chances of getting sick. A new study from Tel Aviv University investigated [...]