To ensure we get the calories and hydration we need, the brain relies on a complex network of cells, signals, and pathways to ...

T reating 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 ...

Amygdala Neurosciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research and development of novel therapies for addiction and compulsive overeating disorders, has announced a significant ...

and an area that receives input from the amygdala (the insular cortex), has been found in a number of anxiety disorders. And in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), research suggests that areas ...

Researchers have gained a new understanding of how the brain processes reward and risk information. Neuroscientists show how nerve cells in the so-called amygdala not only encode the probability and ...

Why some are more susceptible to developing PTSD symptoms than others Date: March 5, 2025 Source: Radboud University Nijmegen Summary: People with a more active amygdala (an area in the brain ...

Hyperactivation of certain brain regions in children and adolescents with ARFID suggest a new neurobiological circuit associated with the disorder.

Researchers tracked 88 women who were pregnant for the first time and who had no history of depression or other mental health disorders ... that those persons whose amygdala is more susceptible ...

Pulmonary hypertension is linked to an increased risk for sleep apnea and structural brain changes at the genetic level, a ...