Why we worry, what we worry about, and 5 steps we can take to break free of unhealthy cycles of negative forecasting.

Are there areas of the brain, which regulate prosocial, altruistic behaviour? Together with colleagues from the universities in Lausanne, Utrecht and Cape Town, researchers from Heinrich Heine ...

ANTENATAL opioid exposure is associated with significant reductions in global and regional brain volumes in newborns, with variations depending on opioid type and polysubstance use, according to a ...

Are there areas of the brain, which regulate prosocial, altruistic behavior? Researchers have studied a very special group of patients and established that the 'basolateral amygdala' (part of the ...

Discover how the brain regulates generosity depending on emotional closeness, revealing the science behind our social ...

Is generosity a question of heart or the amygdala? The basolateral amygdala, nestled in the heart of the limbic system, could well play a decisive role in our social behavior.

Researchers studied individuals with Urbach-Wiethe Disease, identifying the basolateral amygdala as a key brain region regulating generous behavior. This almond-shaped structure helps process emotions ...

We often get told that holding grudges isn't good for us and instead it's better to be the bigger person and forgive and ...

In ‘The Mind Electric’ (Washington Square, June), the neurologist explores the roots of neurological disease and the ...