The largest part of the brain is the highly-evolved cerebrum ... brain are essential structures such as the basal ganglia, the amygdala, and the hippocampus. Toward the bottom of the brain ...

the part of the brain that plays a key role in identifying and reacting to potential threats, compared to liberals. “A ...

Learn the science behind humour why jokes like Ranveer Allahbadia’s on India’s Got Latent sparked outrage and how Samay Raina ...

Scientists have pinpointed a brain circuit that, when activated, reduces anxiety without impairing memory. Using ...

Like a bicycle, your brain is made up of different parts all coming together to make ... is an almond-shaped structure called the amygdala. Together with the lobes, the amygdalae are involved ...

and cognitive function (prefrontal cortex and more), pessimism and hostility (more hyperactive amygdala), decreased ability to trust others (many parts of the brain are involved here!) This ...

In a first of its kind study, Tufts University School of Medicine researchers demonstrate that interfering with the neural circuits responsible for emotional decisions can increase or decrease ...

Neural activity in the cortical amygdala determines whether mice engage in aggressive or pro-social behavior, according to a ...

Fear is a more basal response to an immediate threat thought to be controlled by the amygdala, while anxiety, linked to a part of the brain known as the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, or BNST, ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Alison Escalante M.D. covers parenting, pediatrics and neurodiversity. Neurodiversity advocates have long argued that autistic brains are ...