Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have identified neurons that are essential for mice to engage in social interactions with novel individuals. These neurons, which are located in the central ...
The amygdala, a small structure at the front end of the brain's temporal lobe, has long been associated with negative behaviors generally, and specifically with fear. But new research from Michael ...
Researchers reversed anxiety, depression-like behavior, and social withdrawal in mice by correcting the dosage of a single gene, Grik4, in one population of amygdala neurons. The work, published in ...
A recent study in mice suggests that social isolation drives increased alcohol consumption by strengthening a specific neural ...
A pianist is playing an unknown melody freely without reading from a musical score. How does the listener's brain recognise if this melody is improvised or if it is memorized? Researchers investigated ...
Early-life stress (ELS) leads to sustained changes in gene expression and behavior, increasing the likelihood of developing a psychiatric disorder in adulthood. The neurobiological basis for the later ...
This release is available in German. A pianist is playing an unknown melody freely without reading from a musical score. How does the listener's brain recognise if this melody is improvised or if it ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Infants who cried excessively and were more irritable had smaller amygdala volume, as well as more internalizing ...
In our brains there is a structure called the amygdala. It is within our medial temporal lobe, shaped something like an almond, and has been widely studied due to the important role it plays in human ...
A new study on mice from the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics has pinpointed 'positive' neurons housed in the back of the amygdala and 'negative' neurons located in the front of the ...
The amygdala, a small structure in the brain, is associated with charitable giving and positive social behavior, not just fear, new research demonstrates. The amygdala, a small structure at the front ...