Our minds have a tendency to latch onto negative experiences more strongly than positive ones. While occasional negative ...

Negative memory bias, the tendency to remember negative experiences more easily than positive ones, can fuel cycles of ...

A new study shows how a dopamine circuit between two brain regions enables mice to extinguish fear after a peril has passed. Dangers come but dangers also go and when they do, the brain has an ...

This post is the second in a series, “Connecting Biology to Behavior: Inside the ADHD Brain." Read the first post to learn about the role of dopamine in ADHD behaviors. Your child shuts down on a ...