Macaque species with higher social tolerance possess larger amygdalae, redefining the brain region as a social hub.

Are there areas of the brain that regulate prosocial, altruistic behavior? Together with colleagues from the universities in Lausanne, Utrecht and Cape Town, researchers from Heinrich Heine University ...

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 ...

The trauma of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is both personal and social. The condition affects approximately 3.5 percent of U.S. adults every year and the prevalence of the condition in ...