Illustration of the basolateral amygdala (blue), hippocampus (yellow), and perirhinal cortex (pink) and electrical signals from each region during a recognition test trial. Source: Cory Inman, Emory ...

New research published in the journal Neuron that identifies a previously unknown brain circuit involved in the ...

It is said that when you feel anxious, breathing slowly helps calm your mind. But why does the rhythm of your breathing affect your emotions?A study published by a research team including those at ...

Neuroscientist Sjoerd Meijer of the Donders Institute at Radboud University has shown for the first time that targeted ultrasonic sound waves can help the brain overcome fear more quickly. These ...

Researchers identify the amygdalostriatal transition zone (ASt) as the missing circuit that sustains long-lasting fear and anxiety behaviors.

Our survival depends on brains that constantly search for danger and, if found, stay alert until it has passed. The amygdala—an area that sits deep in the brain, near the brainstem—has long been ...

Scientists at the University of Oxford have demonstrated, for the first time, that a key emotional center deep in the human brain directly influences how we interpret ambiguous social cues. In a new ...

A study from the Emory University School of Medicine finds transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a targeted form of non-invasive brain stimulation, can calm the brain’s fear center and ...