Fear is an adaptive emotion that helps us cope with threatening situations. Deep within the temporal lobe of the brain is the amygdala, the most studied brain area involved in fear. The amygdala uses ...

You've probably seen movies where life-threatening events unfold in slow motion. Those moments during a car crash or a fall ...

Neurons that specifically reduce and modulate electrical brain activity have a greater influence on emotional memories than previously thought. DZNE researchers came to this conclusion based on ...

An investigator reviews the evolving understanding of the role of the brain structure called the amygdala. Researchers have long believed that the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure in the brain, is ...

One of the characteristics of depression is a tendency to perceive sensory stimuli and everyday situations in an excessively negative way. But the mechanisms underpinning this "negativity bias," which ...

A long-term study finds significant changes in brain development linked to anxiety in children with autism. The study, which included brain scans and interviews, also provides new evidence that ...

The study found overgrowth of the amygdala between 6 and 12 months of age in children that went on to develop autism. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

It happens all at once—your heartbeat becomes a jackhammer, your body closes in on you like a corset. The dizziness, ...

COVID-19 test swabs are not used to replicate a technique performed on slaves in ancient Egypt to make people submissive. The false claim has been shared via social media posts (here, here) that ...