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

In our brains there is a structure called the amygdala. It is within our medial temporal lobe, shaped something like an almond, and has been widely studied due to the important role it plays in human ...

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 ...

Illustration of the basolateral amygdala (blue), hippocampus (yellow), and perirhinal cortex (pink) and electrical signals from each region during a recognition test trial. Source: Cory Inman, Emory ...

New research shows The amygdala helps choose between competing strategies when rewards are uncertain and decisions get confusing.

Researchers have found that the size of the amygdala – a region of the brain involved in processing emotions – could be linked to social tolerance in ...