Treating anxiety, depression and other disorders may depend on the amygdala, a part of the brain that controls strong emotional reactions, especially fear. But a deep understanding of this ...

Depression makes the brain more sensitive to negative experiences and less responsive to positive ones, linked to specific ...

UC Davis researchers have identified new cell clusters in the amygdala that could hold keys to treating anxiety and depression. Effective treatment for anxiety, depression, and other emotional ...

By analyzing brain scans of over 6,000 children, researchers found that connections between the left amygdala, a part of the brain that processes emotions, and other brain regions were associated ...

TV presenter Davina McCall is now recovering from brain surgery after a scan found a 14mm benign brain tumour leading the ...

A study of healthy volunteers in the United Kingdom found that the administration of escitalopram, a common antidepressant, ...

"To analyze how the amygdala functions during depression, we measured the activity of some networks of neurons involved in the more or less negative interpretation of olfactory stimuli," says Alonso.

Acidifying astrocytes in the brain's amygdala prevents long-term memory formation but does not impact short-term ...

“Harsh parenting in late childhood more specifically affected the corticolimbic circuit—a specific part of the brain that ...

Reciprocal connections between the orbitofrontal cortex and the basolateral nucleus of the amygdala may provide a critical circuit for the learning that underlies goal-directed behavior.

Heart in your throat. Butterflies in your stomach. Bad gut feeling. These are all phrases many people use to describe fear and anxiety. You have likely felt anxiety inside your chest or stomach, and ...

Pregnancy brings profound changes, not only to a woman’s body but also to her brain. Recent studies highlight how pregnancy ...