In this experiment, we pit a neuroscientist’s research against the real world to see if he can identify a person’s political affiliation—Democrat or Republican—just by scanning their brain! We bring ...

New research suggests a unique form of meditation can affect brain regions linked to emotional regulation and memory, potentially paving the way for new treatments for anxiety and depression.

Mount SInai researchers identified the cortical amygdala – an olfactory cortical structure – as a key brain region in ...

But the amygdala also does other things ... cognitive network that had never been detected on lower-resolution brain scans. What's more, they were able to replicate the findings up to two times ...

Dissociation is the brain’s defense against overwhelming stress, involving altered brain regions, neurotransmitters, and ...

Love happens in the brain, where hormonal releases and brain chemicals like dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin are released.

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) have uncovered how perceptual memories linked to positive emotions, ...

The amygdala also communicates with the hippocampus ... Sleep disturbance is a diagnostic symptom of anxiety disorders. What do brain scans look at in anxiety? Some types of brain imaging ...

What's more, brain scans reveal that a human mom has a similar ... It involves the insular and amygdala, which researchers found became more active when moms looked at photos of their babies ...

A recent study by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital takes a closer look at this debate. Their research suggests ...

A study published in The British Journal of Psychiatry has revealed new insights into the connection between joint ...