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 ...
I’ve been studying the amygdala for more than 30 years. When I started this work, research on this brain region was a lonely field of inquiry. The hippocampus was all the rage, and I sometimes felt ...
We've all been there. Moments after leaving a party, your brain is suddenly filled with intrusive thoughts about what others were thinking. "Did they think I talked too much?" "Did my joke offend them ...
Researchers reversed anxiety, depression-like behavior, and social withdrawal in mice by correcting the dosage of a single ...
Treating anxiety, depression and other disorders may depend on the amygdala, a part of the brain that controls strong emotional reactions, especially fear. But a deep understanding of this structure ...
Anthony Taormina is an original member of the GameRant team, having been part of the publication for over 17 years. He coordinates content for all facets of the site and helps manage its social media, ...
Focusing on a particular section called the basolateral amygdala, researchers show how valence-processing circuitry -- which determines whether we assign good or bad feelings about stimuli -- is ...
Researchers have shown that mice carrying extra copies of the Grik4 gene developed clear signs of anxiety and social ...