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 wave of recent neuroscience research has identified specific molecular and cellular mechanisms through which alcohol disrupts signaling between brain cells, offering a sharper picture of how ...

In 1995, author Daniel Goleman coined the term “amygdala hijack”–an idea that has subsequently appeared in countless blogs, self-help books, and videos. According to this idea, a part of the brain ...

Researchers found that astrocytes in the amygdala actively encode, maintain, and extinguish fear memories. Altering their ...

Astrocytes are the most common type of cell in the brain and are generally understood to help connect neurons together across the nervous system. The study shows they play a key role in learning and ...

The neuropeptide oxytocin is a special messenger substance that nerve cells use to communicate with each other. It is acting ...