Engaging in aimless activity creates the illusion of progress, allowing us to sidestep decisive action that could expose us to failure.

This matters. Pain isn’t just a fleeting signal; it can shape long-term brain development. Earlier studies have shown that repeated pain in preterm infants can alter how their thalamus (a central ...

At the airport, I look for omens. I call my mother to say “good-bye” — she has no idea I mean the big good-bye. By the time I get to my seat, my brain has gone full Final Destination. Suddenly, I’m ...

Discover insights into the political makeup of academia, its roots in genetics and environment, and the importance of diverse ...

We already knew the amygdala was involved in anxiety and fear, but now we've identified a specific population of neurons whose imbalanced activity alone is sufficient to trigger pathological ...

Amygdala articles from across Nature Portfolio The amygdala is a group of nuclei located within the anterior medial portion of the brain’s temporal lobe. Part of the limbic system, the amygdala ...

Recent reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents making arrests while dressed in plain clothes—with no visible uniforms or apparent badges—have raised concerns about whether ...

This study, published in iScience, shows that restoring the neuronal excitability balance in a specific area of the amygdala is enough to reverse these behaviors in mice.

Comedy has proliferated in the last hundred years, and so has our interest in the process. When attempts at humor fail for some reason, that, too, can become the subject of jokes.

For years it’s been a barren salt flat. But now, due to floods hundreds of miles away, Australia’s Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre appears set to fill for only the fourth time in 160 years.

Why do people practically salivate when they desire highend luxury items like a sports car or even moneyOne possibility is that all objects of desire whether biological or nonbiological activate the s ...