“This is interesting because the amygdala comprises multiple nuclei with well-studied functions: some are input structures that take in information from many different brain regions, some are ...

More information: Wesley Ilana Schnapp et al, Development of activity-based anorexia requires PKC-δ neurons in two central extended amygdala nuclei, Cell Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.

A number of neural structures play a role in anxiety, but the one that gives it its strong emotional color is the amygdala. The rational, thinking prefrontal cortex is responsible for interpreting ...