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

A new study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry provides initial evidence for a non-invasive brain stimulation ...

In the current study, the team used a noninvasive technique called fMRI, which measures brain activity via changes in blood oxygen levels, to image the brains of six participants. They found that the ...

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 ...

The posterodorsal medial amygdala (MePD) is a forebrain subcortical component of the “extended amygdala” (1) with a well-described role in the response to stressful stimuli (2), hypothalamic ...

In a remarkable study, Gill et al. recorded amygdala rhythmic activity as part of voluntary clinical trials for PTSD. Patients were implanted with electrodes into the amygdala, and brain activity ...

Medial branch blocks and radiofrequency ablation are procedures used in the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain from facet joints. Facet joints, or zygapophyseal joints, are true synovial ...

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Stimulating such cells in three sites — the principal nucleus of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (denoted BNSTpr), the posterodorsal part of the medial amygdala (MeApd) and the ...