Major depressive disorder has been associated with volumetric abnormality in the amygdala. In this meta-analysis we examine results from magnetic resonance imaging volumetry studies of the amygdala in ...

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are pervasive developmental disorders characterized by a triad of symptoms including abnormal socio-emotional processing, verbal and non-verbal communication problems, ...

Version of Record: This is the final version of the article. The paper by Auer et. makes several contributions: (1) The study developed a novel approach to map the microstructural organization of the ...

Fear is an adaptive emotion that helps us cope with threatening situations. Deep within the temporal lobe of the brain is the amygdala, the most studied brain area involved in fear. The amygdala uses ...

Hasegawa et al. first used a fluorescence-based sensor to measure dopamine levels in the amygdala of mice as they naturally cycled between wakefulness and non-REM and REM sleep. Dopamine release in ...

Illustration of the basolateral amygdala (blue), hippocampus (yellow), and perirhinal cortex (pink) and electrical signals from each region during a recognition test trial. Cory Inman/Emory University ...

Introduction: Low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) is a form of neuromodulation that offers increased depth of penetrance and improved spatial resolution over other non-invasive techniques, ...

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 ...

Got a big social network? Then you probably have a large amygdala, according to a new study that found a connection between the size of this brain region and the number of social relationships a ...