Mount SInai researchers identified the cortical amygdala – an olfactory cortical structure – as a key brain region in ...

In this experiment, we pit a neuroscientist’s research against the real world to see if he can identify a person’s political affiliation—Democrat or Republican—just by scanning their brain! We bring ...

But the amygdala also does other things ... cognitive network that had never been detected on lower-resolution brain scans. What's more, they were able to replicate the findings up to two times ...

Love happens in the brain, where hormonal releases and brain chemicals like dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin are released.

Dissociation is the brain’s defense against overwhelming stress, involving altered brain regions, neurotransmitters, and ...

What's more, brain scans reveal that a human mom has a similar ... It involves the insular and amygdala, which researchers found became more active when moms looked at photos of their babies ...

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) have uncovered how perceptual memories linked to positive emotions, ...

A recent study by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital takes a closer look at this debate. Their research suggests ...

The amygdala also communicates with the hippocampus ... Sleep disturbance is a diagnostic symptom of anxiety disorders. What do brain scans look at in anxiety? Some types of brain imaging ...

A study published in The British Journal of Psychiatry has revealed new insights into the connection between joint ...

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