To ensure we get the calories and hydration we need, the brain relies on a complex network of cells, signals, and pathways to ...

Scientists have identified distinct thirst and hunger neurons in the amygdala that drive eating and drinking, offering ...

Scientists have uncovered a dedicated brain circuit that distinguishes between direct fear and fear learned by observing others—known as vicarious fear.

A study on Vietnam War veterans reveals how damage to the prefrontal cortex and amygdala affects political passions. The ...

A new study reveals how a single food poisoning experience creates long-lasting aversive memories in the brain.

“This novel research paper provides anatomical and physiological evidence for the existence of a long-range inhibitory pathway from the auditory cortex to the amygdala in the mouse brain,” Apicella ...

Amygdala Neurosciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research and development of novel therapies for addiction and compulsive overeating disorders, has announced a significant ...