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Wendy M. Yoder is a behavioral neuroscientist. She earned her PhD in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Florida in 2016, after a BS in Psychology and a BA in Philosophy. Her research developed chemosensory methods to study how the brain processes smell and how perception, learning and memory change with age, and has been published in journals including Neurobiology of Aging, Chemical Senses and Attention, Perception & Psychophysics.
She now works as a neuroscience research consultant, medical writer and grant writer in fields ranging from pharmacology to biotechnology, and has taught courses in cognitive psychology, microbiology, sensory physiology and anatomy.
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Physical Symptoms
How Stress and Anxiety Can Cause Hair Loss
Losing more hair during a stressful time? Anxiety can trigger hair loss or make it worse, and easing your stress is part of getting it under control.
How Anxiety Causes Sensations in the Fingers
Fingers tingling or twitching when stressed? Anxiety affects your whole body, fingers included. Here's what's behind it and how to calm it.
Can Anxiety Affect Your Throat?
Anxiety doesn't directly cause a sore throat, but symptoms like tension and mouth breathing can. See how anxiety affects your throat and what eases it.
How to Minimize Muscle Aches Associated with Anxiety
Sore all over during stressful times? Anxiety can leave your muscles aching. Here are 3 causes and simple ways to ease the pain.
How Anxiety Causes Dry Mouth and What to Do
Dry mouth is a common anxiety symptom with at least 5 possible causes, including mouth breathing and heightened awareness. Simple tricks can ease it.
How Anxiety Causes Back Pain: And How to Stop It
Back pain is a common effect of chronic anxiety, mostly from muscle tension. Here's why it happens and how small changes, like better posture, can ease it.
Sensations
How to Get Rid of the Anxiety Lump in Your Throat
Anxiety can cause a lump in your throat, known as globus sensation. Learn why it happens, signs it's anxiety, when to see a doctor, and what helps.
Types of Visual Problems and Anxiety
Blurry vision, flashes, visual snow and light sensitivity can all come with anxiety. See 5 ways anxiety affects your eyes and what prevents them.
Anxiety and Choking Sensations
Choking sensations are common with anxiety, from a tight throat to feeling unable to swallow. Managing your breathing helps, and a doctor can check.
Causes and Solutions for Feeling Hot From Anxiety
Anxiety can make you feel suddenly hot, almost as if you're getting sick. Here's why your fight or flight system raises body heat and how to cool down.
Anxiety and Numbness - A Typical Reaction
Numbness is a typical anxiety reaction, both physical, like loss of feeling, and emotional, like being unable to feel joy. See the causes and what helps.
Related Medical Issues
Dealing with Swollen Lymph Nodes Caused by Anxiety
Swollen lymph nodes usually have a medical cause, so see a doctor first. Anxiety can also mimic or add to the feeling. Here's how that happens.
Anxiety as the Cause of Yellow Stool
Anxiety doesn't change stool color directly, but faster digestion can make stool yellow. Here's how the link works, and why to see a doctor first.
How Anxiety May Induce Swelling
Swelling complaints are common with anxiety, but the real issue is often different from what you think. See what's behind it, including health anxiety.
Anemia may be linked to Anxiety
Anemia and anxiety share symptoms like fatigue and a racing heart, and they may be linked. A blood test can tell. See how the two connect.
Therapies & Solutions
Natural & Herbal Anxiety Remedies
Natural and herbal anxiety remedies may help, often with fewer side effects than medication. See the main herbs, what they're for, and ask a doctor first.
Can a Wrist Band Help You Control Your Anxiety?
Can a wristband control anxiety? Not the kind sold as a cure. Learn which use helps as part of self-help, and why it's no substitute for treatment.
What Treatment Options are Available for Anxiety?
The best anxiety treatment depends on your disorder and goals. See the main options, from therapy and medication to self-help, and how to choose.
Types
5 Causes and 5 Solutions for Relationship Anxiety
Relationship anxiety can come from a partner's behavior or from anxiety you already have. Learn 5 common causes and 5 solutions to help rebuild trust.
How to Manage Anxiety Symptoms After Quitting Drinking Alcohol
Anxiety after quitting alcohol is common and can include panic attacks during withdrawal. Managing it protects your recovery. See how to cope.
Other Symptoms
Anxiety and Vomiting
Severe anxiety can cause vomiting, especially during an anxiety attack. Here's why it happens, when to see a doctor, and what helps calm your stomach.
How to Treat Low Libido From Anxiety
Anxiety can lower your libido by draining enjoyment and affecting arousal. See what causes low sex drive with anxiety and how to bring desire back.
Emotional Effects
Feeling Overwhelmed is a Common Anxiety Symptom
Everything feels like too much? Anxiety drains your ability to cope, so small things overwhelm you. These simple techniques help you feel steadier.
Feelings of Annoyance with Anxiety
Being on edge and losing positive emotions are part of anxiety, so ordinary things start to irritate you. See the common reasons and how to ease it.
Mental-Cognitive Symptoms
Anxiety and Memory Loss
Memory loss from anxiety is common, mostly from the stress hormone cortisol. See how stress affects memory and tips to protect and improve it.
How Anxiety Causes All Types of Scary Thoughts
Anxiety can cause all kinds of scary thoughts because it changes how your brain handles information. See why they happen and how to stop them.
More topics
Hysteria is a Common Side Effect of Anxiety
Hysteria isn't a medical term, but anxiety can cause overwhelming emotions that feel out of control. See why it happens and how to regain calm.
10 Tips for Finding Love and Dating With Social Anxiety
Dating with social anxiety is hard, but possible. These 10 tips help you meet people, handle nerves and build relationships at your own pace.
How Can a Hormone Imbalance Cause Anxiety?
A hormone imbalance can cause anxiety in some people, alongside sleep, diet and other factors. See which hormones matter and when to seek treatment.
Can Medication Improve Anxiety Symptoms?
Antidepressants are often prescribed for anxiety. See how well they work, why they're used, and how they compare with other options.
