Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Infants who cried excessively and were more irritable had smaller amygdala volume, as well as more internalizing ...

The amygdala is a part of the brain important for emotional responses, especially fear. It is thought to be important in anxiety disorders. A new UC Davis study reveals new cell types in different ...

The amygdala, a small structure in the brain, is associated with charitable giving and positive social behavior, not just fear, new research demonstrates. The amygdala, a small structure at the front ...

A pianist is playing an unknown melody freely without reading from a musical score. How does the listener's brain recognise if this melody is improvised or if it is memorized? Researchers investigated ...

This post is the second in a series, “Connecting Biology to Behavior: Inside the ADHD Brain." Read the first post to learn about the role of dopamine in ADHD behaviors. Your child shuts down on a ...

A new study on mice from the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics has pinpointed 'positive' neurons housed in the back of the amygdala and 'negative' neurons located in the front of the ...

The amygdala, a small structure at the front end of the brain's temporal lobe, has long been associated with negative behaviors generally, and specifically with fear. But new research from Michael ...