Natural sounds and green environments have been linked with relaxation and well-being for hundreds of years, of course. But ...

What is sympathetic joy? Imagine how a loving parent feels seeing their child giggle in playful delight, or rock their spotlight in the school play. Sympathetic joy is about feeling uplifted, ...

In my 2022 book, The Bullied Brain, I explore how the bullying and abuse cycle has at its core a stress response. When the brain, nervous system, and body feel seriously threatened, they often ...

Salk Institute scientists discovered a relationship between killer T cell exhaustion and the body’s sympathetic—“fight-or-flight”—stress response. The research showed that beta-blockers could inhibit ...