Researchers find that the amygdala is a sophisticated mediator that chooses between action-based and stimulus-based learning ...

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New research shows The amygdala helps choose between competing strategies when rewards are uncertain and decisions get confusing.

A new study reveals that astrocytes, once dismissed as mere support cells, play a central role in fear memory.

Are there areas of the brain that regulate prosocial, altruistic behavior? Together with colleagues from the universities in Lausanne, Utrecht and Cape Town, researchers from Heinrich Heine University ...

As we work on overcoming what scares us, a new plasticity becomes available in our brain, and fear strikes out.

Researchers have found that the size of the amygdala—a region of the brain involved in processing emotions—could be linked to ...

Macaque species with higher social tolerance possess larger amygdalae, redefining the brain region as a social hub.