Ever find yourself leaving a social gathering wondering, "Did they like me?" or "Was that joke too much?" It turns out your ...

The prelimbic (PrL) cortex is vulnerable to insult from adolescent alcohol exposure and receives input from the basolateral amygdala (BLA) while sending projections to the ventrolateral periaqueductal ...

A new study uncovers constant communication between the human brain's social cognitive network, responsible for understanding others' thoughts, and the amygdala, known for processing fear and emotions ...

Depression makes the brain more sensitive to negative experiences and less responsive to positive ones, linked to specific brain circuits in the amygdala.

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 ...

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.

Scientists studying the amygdala have found specific cell types linked to anxiety. This work may lead to treatments that target these cells directly, offering hope for more effective management of ...