Researchers find that the amygdala is a sophisticated mediator that chooses between action-based and stimulus-based learning strategies under uncertainty.

A Dartmouth study challenges the conventional view that the amygdala—the two-sided structure deep in the brain involved in ...

As we work on overcoming what scares us, a new plasticity becomes available in our brain, and fear strikes out.

A new study shows that a lack of dietary fiber leads to rapid inflammation in the aging brain's amygdala, impairing emotional memory.

Forget crowd sizes — a new study confirms that conservatives boast slightly larger amygdalas, the part of the brain that plays a key role in identifying and reacting to potential threats, compared ...

The brain mechanisms underlying the suppression of fear responses have attracted a lot of attention as they are relevant for therapy of human anxiety disorders. Despite our broad understanding of the ...

A new study found that people who are politically conservative have a slightly larger amygdala than progressives. The results suggest that the relationship between brain anatomy and political ideology ...

Researchers have found that typically-developing children gain more neurons in a region of the brain that governs social and emotional behavior, the amygdala, as they become adults. This phenomenon ...

I’ve been studying the amygdala for more than 30 years. When I started this work, research on this brain region was a lonely field of inquiry. The hippocampus was all the rage, and I sometimes felt ...