A research team has discovered that a specific group of neurons in the amygdala, a brain region involved in emotion ...

Scientists have been investigating how the brain makes decisions by participating in the storage of associations between ...

Mice taught to link smells with tastes, and later fear, revealed how the amygdala teams up with cortical regions to let the ...

The Synaptic Physiology laboratory, led by Juan Lerma at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of ...

Scientists have discovered a brain circuit that gives pain its emotional sting, explaining why some hurts linger as suffering ...

Our brain makes decisions based on direct associations between stimuli in our environment, but it often also does so based on ...

Scientists have identified a specific brain circuit that converts physical pain into emotional distress, potentially revolutionizing chronic pain treatments.

A new study reveals how the brain can make decisions based not only on direct experiences, but also on indirect associations ...

What if your brain is the reason some pain feels unbearable? Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a hidden brain ...

Chronic low sodium levels disrupt brain chemistry and trigger anxiety-like behavior in mice through amygdala dysfunction Peer-Reviewed Publication Fujita Health University image: ...