A neural pathway suppresses appetite when experiencing nausea. Feeling full, nauseous, or anxious can all contribute to a ...

The amygdala is a region of the brain that is involved in experiencing emotions, particularly fear. While emotions are not facts, they are one way that our brain keeps us safe and aware of our ...

Deep within the temporal lobe of the brain is the amygdala, the most studied brain area involved in fear. The amygdala uses all kinds of information from outside and inside the body to help us ...

Feeling angry for as little as eight minutes a day could raise your chances of experiencing a cardiac event, according to a ...

The hypothesis has two central and related components. The first component is the purported role of the amygdala in the rapid, automatic and non-conscious processing of emotional and social stimuli.

As Americans in big cities look to protect themselves, Gracie University head jiu-jitsu instructor Rener Gracie offers expert ...

Brain imaging studies of women — conducted before and after menopause — reveal physical changes in structure, connectivity ...

These five simple techniques can help you successfully negotiate anything—even when that involves speaking with a bully.

While sharing emotions, core structures of the brain such as the amygdala fire, whereas in problem-solving mode, prefrontal cortex activity heightens. Different conversations place us on different ...

In their previous studies, Sias and her collaborators found that the basolateral amygdala is a central hub for detailed reward-related memories. In their recent paper, they built on these findings ...

Our weird and wacky dreams can be open to interpretation, but they might actually mean something. Here are common dream ...

Studies have shown that frequent marijuana use can fundamentally alter the brain's prefrontal cortex (our brain's ...