Study author Sarah K. Danböck and her colleagues wanted to examine the effects of ketamine on resting-state functional connectivity between the amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex in individuals ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week authorized a long-delayed clinical trial to test whether smoking marijuana can be used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans.

New cell clusters in the amygdala may improve anxiety treatment. Research reveals distinct cell types linked to emotional disorders. FOXP2 cells in the amygdala offer potential for targeted therapies.

Both depression and PTSD can affect your mood, interests, energy levels, and emotions. It is possible to have both of these conditions at once, and your risk of having one may increase if you have ...

The dataset exhibited a significant class imbalance, with approximately 87% of the samples classified as normal. To address this issue, we implemented the following strategies: Weighted Sampling: We ...

Summary: Researchers have identified specific cell types in the amygdala linked to anxiety, revealing potential new targets for treatment. By analyzing gene expression in human and macaque brains, ...

“We know that people with PTSD show fearful responses to safe situations ... “Stress disrupts engram ensembles in lateral amygdala to generalize threat memory in mice,” in which they ...

Once the amygdala flags ... resonance imaging (MRI), take static pictures of the brain to determine whether any specific structures are larger or smaller than normal in anxious patients.

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 ...