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 ...

Get cut off in rush-hour traffic and you may feel angry for the whole trip, or even snap at a noisy child in the back seat. Get an unexpected smile from that same kid and you may feel like rush hour — ...

Get cut off in traffic and you might feel angry for the rest of the trip. The experience leads to an emotional response. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new study of how this process may happen in the ...

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, ...

Get cut off in traffic, and you may feel angry for the rest of the trip or even the whole day. That's because experiences like that lead to an emotional response. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new ...

Inflammation in former football players was tied to limbic white matter damage and worse memory, revealing a potential pathway linking repetitive head impacts to later cognitive decline.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Anthony Gianni Vaccaro, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (THE ...