A new book by the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod explores the connections between brain biology and political beliefs.

Gotta sing! Gotta dance! The movie musical has been with us for as long as movies have had sound, and despite some rough patches over the past century, it has taken on new life in the current ...

Exploring how brains grow could help explain autism In new research, autistic children had larger-than-average amygdalae – and adults had smaller ones ...

Neuroscientists have found that these signals go to the amygdalae, the two almond-shaped clusters of neurons that form the primary biological basis of our emotional lives—including our fight-or ...

The study found overgrowth of the amygdala between 6 and 12 months of age in children that went on to develop autism.

Compelled with light, the nerve cells released dopamine in the amygdalae while mice were in non-REM sleep.

Did the Carnegie Heroes have larger amygdalae that were more reactive to frightened faces? Thomas, Pontzer and McCartney agreed to let Marsh test them for this 60 Minutes story.

Sarah has received a new brain stimulation treatment for depression A woman who had severe depression has successfully been using a radical new treatment, which involves putting electrodes deep ...

In a nutshell, our amygdalae have been hijacked and we are now being driven by our limbic system rather than the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain which houses our metacognitive thought ...

Studies have found connective and structural abnormalities in the amygdalae of criminal psychopaths. "My hypothesis is that it's the amygdala bladder circuit that is abnormal in youth who go on to ...