In contrast to evidence that the amygdala stimulates stress responses in adults, researchers at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University have found that the amygdala has an inhibitory ...

A new study published in Biological Psychiatry00993-X/fulltext) suggests that brain activity in specific regions before experiencing a traumatic event may help predict whether an individual will ...

Texas A&M associate professor Annmarie MacNamara, Ph.D., is the principal investigator of the research study Well-being and ...

Our brain makes decisions based on direct associations between stimuli in our environment, but it often also does so based on events that initially appear unrelated. How does it achieve this? A recent ...

Scientists have uncovered how a specific group of brain cells deep in the amygdala—a region that helps control emotions—can ...

New research reveals that women's brains, particularly the hippocampus and amygdala, undergo changes during pregnancy linked to postpartum depression. A study with pregnant women showed an increase in ...

Why are teens so dramatic? There are good explanations from neuroscience. In order to answer this question, I am going to reduce the brain to emotional versus logical systems. The emotional system is ...

To help us maintain proper nutrition and hydration, the brain uses a complex network of cells, signals, and pathways that prompt us when to eat, drink, or stop. However, much remains unknown about how ...