"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.

That’s where the amygdala hijack comes in and your emotions over-power logic. Most dreadful decisions are made at that point. The Bank of Ireland have a “Stop, Think, Check” slogan for their ...

The work is published Oct. 30 in the American Journal of Psychiatry. "The amygdala is central to emotion processing in the brain, and is known to contribute to fear and anxiety," said Drew Fox ...

This valuable contribution combines high-resolution histology with magnetic resonance imaging in a novel way to study the organisation of the human amygdala. The main findings convincingly show the ...

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To shed light on the question, scientists decided to explore the amygdala and observe how it functions during depressive episodes. Their findings suggest that a depressive state alters certain ...