Disassociation is your brain’s way of protecting you when situations feel overwhelming or unsafe. It’s like hitting the mental “pause” button to escape intense emotions or stress. While this response ...

Have you ever walked into a meeting ready to speak your mind, only to freeze the moment tension rises? Or maybe you’ve found yourself snapping in a heated argument before you even realize what’s ...

Up to 48 hours before a migraine, this region becomes overactive, disrupting functions it normally regulates like sleep and ...

During fMRI scanning to detect conflicting signals in the brain, study participants performed tests designed to measure cognitive flexibility, among other functions. Comparing the two groups, the ...

I’ve been involved in my share of conflict over the years. I’ve observed that many people respond to conflict in one of two ways: They either run from it like a burning building or charge straight ...

Conflict wreaks havoc on our brains. We are groomed by evolution to protect ourselves whenever we sense a threat. In our modern context, we don’t fight like a badger with a coyote, or run away like a ...