Scientists have discovered that a specific area within the brain, known as the cortical amygdala, plays a pivotal role in ...

Nested deeper within the brain are essential structures such as the basal ganglia, the amygdala, and the hippocampus ... both hemispheres. Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area, parts of the ...

People with a more active amygdala (an area in the brain involved in processing information relevant to threats) are more likely to develop PTSD symptoms after experiencing trauma than people with a ...

Veterans who suffered shrapnel damage connected to their amygdala, the fear center of the brain, were less likely to develop ...

Researchers found that women with symptoms of depression in the first month after giving birth also had increases in the volume of their amygdala, a brain area that plays a key role in emotional ...

affecting communication between one area of the brain and another. The nerve cell connections between the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex (PFC) are critical in anxiety. Anxiety results when ...

“It might be that those persons whose amygdala is more susceptible to change are also at ... “What is the normal amount of change? Why might that area be vulnerable? Lots of interesting questions to ...

Girls who experienced harsh parenting showed differences in brain connections involving the amygdala, an area crucial for emotions. The amygdala is a key area of the brain involved in processing ...

‘We saw that people who had a more active amygdala before a trauma when performing the shooting task experienced more PTSD symptoms after a trauma.’ We do not know exactly why the amygdala ...