In contrast to evidence that the amygdala stimulates stress responses in adults, researchers have found that the amygdala has an inhibitory effect on stress hormones during the early development of ...

Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte ...

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

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 ...

Refined low-fiber diets disrupt amygdala function and emotional memory in seniors, independent of high fat or sugar intake.

Neuroimaging measures of emotional brain function after acute trauma may help predict whether a person will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study. The study reports an ...

Food choices can affect not only the body but also the brain, especially as people grow older. Scientists have long known that highly processed foods can contribute to health problems such as obesity, ...

Drawings of the monkey brain, left, in which each color represents a group of related brain regions. The graph on the right shows how these regions are connected to each other. Each region is ...

In contrast to evidence that the amygdala stimulates stress responses in adults, researchers at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University have found that the amygdala has an inhibitory ...