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

Animals, including humans, rely on multiple senses to navigate their environments and make decisions. This integration of ...

Odours are first captured by special olfactory nerve cells inside your nose. These cells extend upwards from the roof of your nose towards the smell-processing centre of your brain, called the ...

From the olfactory bulb they form direct connection with the brain's limbic system. This includes the amygdala, where emotions are generated, and the hippocampus, where memories are created. Other ...

Here are five fascinating facts about your olfactory system. Why can the waft of fresh baking trigger joyful childhood memories? And why might a certain perfume jolt you back to a painful breakup?

Americans who have fallen in love with Moo Deng no longer need to travel to Thailand to see a baby pygmy hippo in person. Poppy was born on Dec. 9, 2024, to the Metro Richmond Zoo's resident pygmy ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo announced "The Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience" on Tuesday, which gives visitors a chance for up-close and personal encounters with the viral baby ...

This study aimed to assess the feasibility of hippocampus-sparing volumetric-modulated arc therapy (HS VMAT) in patients with World Health Organization (WHO) grade II glioma. Methods: HS VMAT plans ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — An Horry County judge sentenced Lafredia Todd to 36 years in prison late Friday afternoon shortly after a jury convicted her of killing a co-worker at the Nacho Hippo ...

We postulate that top-down signals from the higher cognitive areas such as the orbitofrontal cortex, agranular insular cortex, amygdala, medial prefrontal cortex, entorhinal cortex, and hippocampus re ...