For decades, neuroscientists have been trying to uncover the neural processes that allow humans and various other animals to ...

New research shows that the threat-response in the brain's amygdala (which processes emotions) is linked to different ...

I’ve been studying the amygdala for more than 30 years. When I started this work, research on this brain region was a lonely field of inquiry. The hippocampus was all the rage, and I sometimes felt ...

New research shows that the threat-response in the brain’s amygdala (which processes emotions) is linked to different patterns of drinking by sex. In young males, heightened amygdala reactivity was ...

Researchers have discovered how inferred emotions are learned. The study shows that the frontal part of the brain coordinates with the amygdala -- a brain region important for simple forms of ...

When you touch a hot stove, your hand pulls away via a spinal reflex before you feel the burn—and the brain may use a similar ...

One in four psychiatric patients in Denmark are readmitted and that carries major personal and societal costs. But can we ...

A brain structure called the amygdala, and its connections with another region, the prefrontal cortex, shape people’s experiences and social interactions. The discovery of a key molecular mechanism ...

How does the amygdala influence drinking? New research shows sex-specific neural pathways: amygdala reactivity leads to ...