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

A cross-section of a mouse brain. The area highlighted red is the midbrain dopamine region that neuroscientists believe controls reward learning. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

If these things are both important, that may mean they merge somewhere in the brain. One interesting thing we found was a projection from a location called the basal amygdala (BA)," explains Shea.

New research shows that early life stress disrupts dopamine signaling, altering social motivation and behavior.

Physiologically, the mouse version of panic also involved ... exploring the relationships between these different brain circuits. “In the study, we showed that PACAP neurons in the lateral ...

Using a new animal model of Alzheimer’s disease, the study highlights a potential breakthrough in treatment strategies.

Scientists have discovered a direct link between gut microbes and anxiety-related behaviour. Microbial metabolites, ...

By analyzing brain scans of over 6,000 children, researchers found that connections between the left amygdala, a part of the ...

“It is a subregion in the amygdala that acts like the brain’s alarm system.” Later in the study, Le and his team tried ...

A research team has discovered that the two key pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's -- tau protein and beta-amyloid -- affect brain circuits in distinct yet synergistic ways, particularly those ...