Many sexual assault victims also suffer a form of brain damage, reveals new research. Previous studies have shown that around ...

A neuroecologist once shared a line that continues to echo across medical and environmental research: “The body heals fastest ...

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Scientists studying the amygdala have found specific cell types linked to anxiety. This work may lead to treatments that target these cells directly, offering hope for more effective management of ...

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Abstract: Organisms must constantly balance appetitive needs with vigilance for potential threats. Recent research suggests that the amygdala may play an important role in both of these goals.

Fear is an adaptive emotion that helps us cope with threatening situations. Deep within the temporal lobe of the brain is the amygdala, the most studied brain area involved in fear. The amygdala uses ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers investigated whether post-encoding ripples improve emotional memory through amygdala-hippocampal memory restoration or ...