Neural activity in the cortical amygdala determines whether mice engage in aggressive or pro-social behavior, according to a ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists at the University of California, Davis, have identified distinct groups of cells within the amygdala, a brain region central to emotional processing.

Cornell researchers have identified a specific brain circuit that could lead to anxiety treatments without cognitive side ...

While these receptors are found on neurons within many brain circuits, the team showed that activating them in a specific ...

Researchers found meditation changes brain activity, improving emotional regulation and memory in epilepsy patients.

Scientists have pinpointed a brain circuit that, when activated, reduces anxiety without impairing memory. Using ...

A number of neural structures play a role in anxiety, but the one that gives it its strong emotional color is the amygdala. The rational, thinking prefrontal cortex is responsible for interpreting ...

Microbe-derived indoles modulate anxiety and neuronal excitability in the amygdala of germ-free (GF) male mice. These findings demonstrate a molecular mechanism by which microbes tune anxiety-related ...

Researchers using intracranial electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings from deep within the brain found that meditation led to changes in activity in the amygdala and hippocampus, key brain regions ...