Expecting feedback from an avatar compared to a real human facilitates risk-taking behavior in a gambling task, and a brain region called the amygdala is central to this facilitation, according to ...

Researchers knew that a brain region called the amygdala represents flavors and decides whether or not they’re gross. Palmiter’s group had also shown that the gut tells the brain it’s ...

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The bag contained a passport, DHS access card and other items, an official said. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's bag was stolen at a Washington restaurant Sunday, according ...

WASHINGTON — The DC Council is holding two days of hearings on the new Peace DC plan aimed at reducing crime, recruiting public safety personnel, and making neighborhoods safer. The head of the ...

What they found was that they directly target the amygdala, the part of the brain that processes our emotions. This is what kicks off that uneasy, sick feeling. Since the amygdala is also involved ...

Close out spring at an outdoor music festival such as M3 Rock and Porchfest. Plus, WorldPride comes to town boasting an array of vibrant celebrations across the DC region. Photograph by Lori Barra. In ...

it puts them in a defensive mode and activates the amygdala. This makes it difficult for the prefrontal cortex to actually do any work.” Jakob Gertsch, a young professional navigating high-risk ...

A three-judge appeals panel in Washington, D.C., grilled the Trump administration over its expected implementation of the Pentagon's transgender military ban policy and a lower court's finding of ...

As tributes to Pope Francis pour in across the world following the Vatican’s announcement of the pontiff’s death Monday, the 266th pope is being remembered in the nation’s capital, too.

Examining gene expression in the amygdala revealed two transcriptionally distinct populations of excitatory neurons linked to restraint stress and fear. These neurons, located near astrocytes with ...

Scientists believe this is due to a combination of reduced serotonin activity and heightened arousal of the amygdala, the brain's emotion and threat-detection centre. To escape the heat ...