Neural activity in the cortical amygdala determines whether mice engage in aggressive or pro-social behavior, according to a ...

Cornell researchers have identified a specific brain circuit that could lead to anxiety treatments without cognitive side ...

Nested deeper within the brain are essential structures such as the basal ganglia, the amygdala, and the hippocampus ... both hemispheres. Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area, parts of the ...

Belief is your safe passage—the door through which all healing resides. Why? Because your perception is your reality. Believing in the science of TMS ( tension myositis syndrome) sends a message of ...

In a new study published in Science Advances, researchers at Northwestern Medicine discovered that the brain regions used for ...

Scientists have pinpointed a brain circuit that, when activated, reduces anxiety without impairing memory. Using ...

affecting communication between one area of the brain and another. The nerve cell connections between the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex (PFC) are critical in anxiety. Anxiety results when ...

Veterans who suffered shrapnel damage connected to their amygdala, the fear center of the brain, were less likely to develop ...

Microbe-derived indoles modulate anxiety and neuronal excitability in the amygdala of germ-free (GF) male mice. These findings demonstrate a molecular mechanism by which microbes tune anxiety-related ...

Or we might think that increased neuronal density in the amygdala means that this brain area works better, or more strongly. Indeed, many autistic people have more easily triggered and stronger ...