Depressed, anxious, and stuck? Your "lizard brain" may be part of the problem. New research shows how the amygdala helps us ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists at the University of California, Davis, have identified distinct groups of cells within the amygdala, a brain region central to emotional processing.

For that reason, there has long been interest in whether variations in the size or structure of the amygdala are related to ...

It found that the amygdala - an almond-shaped structure in the temporal (side) lobe which processes our emotions and controls our motivation - was larger in procrastinators. In these individuals ...