A growing body of research shows that the adult brain is far more adaptable than we once believed. The concept of ...

A new study finds that inhibiting the cortical amygdala in mice reduces aggression and encourages social behavior, uncovering ...

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 ...

P eople with a more active amygdala (an area in the brain involved in processing information relevant to threats) are more ...

Researchers found that women with symptoms of depression in the first month after giving birth also had increases in the volume of their amygdala, a brain area that plays a key role in emotional ...

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 ...

Why might that area be vulnerable ... perinatal depression symptoms to neuroanatomical changes in hippocampus and amygdala, Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adt5619 ...