Often referred to as our "lizard brain," the amygdala typically is associated with detecting threats and processing fear. A classic example of the amygdala in action is someone's physiological and ...

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 ...

Often referred to as our “lizard brain,” the amygdala typically is associated with detecting threats and processing fear. A classic example of the amygdala in action is someone’s ...

The social brain is connected to and in constant communication with a less evolved and older part of the human brain–the amygdala. It is often called our “lizard brain” and is primarily ...

"The amygdala is central to emotion processing in the brain, and is known to contribute to fear and anxiety," said Drew Fox, ...

Why do we keep ruminating over what others might think of us? A recent study reveals a key player behind this mechanism: the amygdala. Situated deep within the brain, the amygdala is known for ...

He received his Ph.D. at Indiana University as a double major in psychology and neural science. His dissertation was titled, “The Effects of Amygdala Lesions on Hippocampal Function and Eyeblink ...

She joined the Psychology Department at the University of Colorado Boulder fall 1999 ... affects c-fos mRNA expression induced by amphetamine or cocaine in subregions of the bed nucleus of the stria ...