Expecting feedback from an avatar compared to a real human facilitates risk-taking behavior in a gambling task, and a brain ...

When avatars give feedback, people take more risks. This behavior is tied to how the brain - especially the amygdala - ...

In a nutshell Your brain fine-tunes generosity based on social closeness. A specific brain region, the basolateral amygdala ...

When mice encounter an unfamiliar food, neurons in a brain region called the amygdala light up (blue). If the mice start feeling sick after the meal, the same neurons get reinforced to help the mouse ...

When we get sick, we often feel tired, moody, or anxious. Scientists have long known that this isn’t just about feeling ...

The study, which was carried out in mice, sheds new light on the amygdala's role in regulating our nutritional needs and may offer insights into eating disorders and addiction. At the heart of the ...

A study by neuroscientists Raymundo Báez-Mendoza from the German Primate Center (DPZ) – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research in Göttingen and Fabian Grabenhorst from the University of Oxford shows ...

Participants in one study showed a 15% reduction in amygdala hyperactivity and major improvements in prefrontal cortex function—two brain regions central to emotional regulation. So, what ...