Climber Alex Honnold is set to scale one of the world's tallest buildings without any ropes or safety nets.

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The amygdala is a part of the brain important for emotional responses, especially fear. It is thought to be important in anxiety disorders. A new UC Davis study reveals new cell types in different ...

Alex Honnold's unusually high REM sleep could be the reason why the free-solo climber remains calm in life-threatening heights. Here's what science says.

The modern mind is rarely at rest; it is in chronic activation mode, toggling between thoughts about the past and worries ...

Equanimity is a sense of calm and composure. It's the polar opposite of stress. Myriad posters, t-shirts, and greeting cards espouse the virtues of staying calm, especially when adversity strikes.

Anxiety is often described as a whole‑brain problem, but a series of mouse experiments suggests that, in some cases, a single misfiring circuit can tip the balance between calm and fear. By nudging ...