A number of neural structures play a role in anxiety, but the one that gives it its strong emotional color is the amygdala. The rational, thinking prefrontal cortex is responsible for interpreting ...

This important study includes convincing evidence to show that behavioral measures and hippocampal representations of cognitive control are not dependent upon the medial prefrontal cortex. Whilst ...

Their hypothesis was that this drug would reduce activity in the amygdala ... a part of the prefrontal cortex involved in ...

Medical experts have identified ‘anhedonia’ as a core feature of major depressive disorder. The inability to experience ...

Treating anxiety, depression and other disorders may depend on the amygdala, a part of the brain that controls strong emotional reactions, especially fear. But a deep understanding of this structure ...