The amygdala is a part of the brain important for emotional responses, especially fear. It is thought to be important in anxiety disorders. A new UC Davis study reveals new cell types in different ...

Anger is closely related to our fight-or-flight survival mechanism, which is the result of a rapid release of neurochemicals in the amygdala, a small almond-sized group of neurons, found in ...

I’ve been studying the amygdala for more than 30 years. When I started this work, research on this brain region was a lonely field of inquiry. The hippocampus was all the rage, and I sometimes felt ...

The finding reframes a brain region long tied to aggression as a core component of how primates manage complex social relationships.

Scientists sought to better understand how humans evolved to become so skilled at thinking about what's happening in other peoples' minds. The findings could have implications for one day treating ...

Forget crowd sizes — a new study confirms that conservatives boast slightly larger amygdalas, the part of the brain that plays a key role in identifying and reacting to potential threats, compared ...

A new study shows macaque species with more tolerant social systems have larger brain regions linked to emotions and social signals.