anxiety disorders

Sunreeta Bhattacharya - 2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Championship Presentation at CMU

Carnegie Mellon University Libraries

Sunreeta Bhattacharya's presentation explores how the human brain functions as an information processing machine designed to resolve uncertainty by identifying hidden patterns and gathering evidence, a capability that is often compromised in individuals with anxiety disorders. To understand these me …

How To Stop Obsessing (Podcast Episode 348)

The Anxious Truth

The core message of this episode is that individuals suffering from anxiety disorders or OCD cannot simply decide to stop obsessing over their fixations, as these obsessions are experienced by the brain as immediate, life-threatening dangers rather than mere worries. Because people with these condit …