A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that posttraumatic stress disorder may be linked to ...

In contrast to evidence that the amygdala stimulates stress responses in adults, researchers at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University have found that the amygdala has an inhibitory ...

A neuroimaging study in Germany found that individuals who are about to develop depression tend to have higher gray matter volume of the amygdala brain region compared to both healthy individuals (not ...

Humans explore unfamiliar options more when deciding how to avoid losses than when seeking gains. The firing rate of neuronal cells in the brain’s amygdala predicts decisions to explore in both ...

Feeling fear is an evolutionary survival tactic. A small number of people have a rare condition that means they're not scared ...

Read ahead to know how simple daily habits and proven techniques can actually train your brain to be less anxious and more ...

Adolescents who regularly choose solitude over social connection show measurable differences in brain structure and function, according to a large neuroimaging study.