A new study shows macaque species with more tolerant social systems have larger brain regions linked to emotions and social signals.

Researchers find that the amygdala is a sophisticated mediator that chooses between action-based and stimulus-based learning ...

Researchers have found that the size of the amygdala—a region of the brain involved in processing emotions—could be linked to ...

Macaque species with higher social tolerance possess larger amygdalae, redefining the brain region as a social hub.

As we work on overcoming what scares us, a new plasticity becomes available in our brain, and fear strikes out.

New research shows The amygdala helps choose between competing strategies when rewards are uncertain and decisions get confusing.

Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte, and for a long time, scientists thought its job was caretaking the brain, ...

I’ve been studying the amygdala for more than 30 years. When I started this work, research on this brain region was a lonely field of inquiry. The hippocampus was all the rage, and I sometimes felt ...