New research shows that the threat response in the brain's amygdala (which processes emotions) is linked to different ...

For decades, neuroscientists have been trying to uncover the neural processes that allow humans and various other animals to ...

The trauma of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is both personal and social. The condition affects approximately 3.5 percent of U.S. adults every year and the prevalence of the condition in ...

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One in four psychiatric patients in Denmark are readmitted and that carries major personal and societal costs. But can we ...

Researchers have gained a new understanding of how the brain processes reward and risk information. Neuroscientists show how nerve cells in the so-called amygdala not only encode the probability and ...

If you wake up already dreading the day ahead, here are small, intentional tweaks to your morning routine that can make a ...

Derived from the Greek for almond, the amygdala sits in the brain's medial temporal lobe, a few inches from either ear. Coursing through the amygdala are nerves connecting it to a number of important ...

A new study found that people who are politically conservative have a slightly larger amygdala than progressives. The results suggest that the relationship between brain anatomy and political ideology ...