Children's National Hospital and partnering academic centers have found that newborns exposed to opioids in utero exhibited ...

A new study reveals how a single food poisoning experience creates long-lasting aversive memories in the brain.

Researchers have gained a new understanding of how the brain processes reward and risk information. A study by ...

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

Researchers have gained a new understanding of how the brain processes reward and risk information. A study by ...

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 ...

"The amygdala is central to emotion processing in the brain, and is known to contribute to fear and anxiety," said Drew Fox, associate professor in the UC Davis Department of Psychology and senior ...

The amygdala, a brain region often linked to emotions and decision making, also plays a key role in shaping our desire to eat and drink. Earlier research led by Rüdiger Klein’s group at the Max Planck ...

Stress and trauma affect the way in which we all think and behave. Our mind often gets stuck in this response and it is difficult to think and behave the way we want to. I work with how the mind ...

"The amygdala is an important center for emotions ... Fabian Grabenhorst, associate professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, explains "Probability and risk govern our ...