Fear begins deep in the brain. The amygdala, buried within the temporal lobe, acts as an alarm system, detecting threats and ...

Researchers have discovered a specific set of neurons in the amygdala that can trigger anxiety and social deficits when ...

Researchers in Spain have identified a small cluster of overactive brain cells in the amygdala that can trigger anxiety and ...

In 1995, author Daniel Goleman coined the term “amygdala hijack”–an idea that has subsequently appeared in countless blogs, self-help books, and videos. According to this idea, a part of the brain ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. “How to Train Your Amygdala” by Anna Housley ...

Our brain makes decisions based on direct associations between stimuli in our environment, but it often also does so based on events that initially appear unrelated. How does it achieve this? A recent ...

A region of the brain called the amygdala is responsible for powerful emotions like fear. Now, researchers have found the amygdala may also be to blame for overeating. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ...

A region of the brain that is responsible for powerful emotions may also play a part in overeating. Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) report they have found that a group of neurons ...