The amygdala is a part of the brain important for emotional responses, especially fear. It is thought to be important in anxiety disorders. A new UC Davis study reveals new cell types in different ...

“The amygdala is central to emotion processing in the brain, and is known to contribute to fear and anxiety,” said Drew Fox, associate professor in the UC Davis Department of Psychology and ...

The work is published Oct. 30 in the American Journal of Psychiatry. "The amygdala is central to emotion processing in the brain, and is known to contribute to fear and anxiety," said Drew Fox ...

Treating anxiety, depression and other disorders may depend on the amygdala, a part of the brain that controls strong emotional reactions, especially fear. But a deep understanding of this structure ...

By analyzing brain scans of over 6,000 children, researchers found that connections between the left amygdala, a part of the ...

In these individuals, there were also poorer connections between the amygdala and a part of the brain called the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (DACC). The DACC uses information from the ...

The work is published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. "The amygdala is central to emotion processing in the brain, and is known to contribute to fear and anxiety," said Drew Fox, associate ...

Not only is your body changing, your brain is changing too ... Deep inside each hemisphere is an almond-shaped structure called the amygdala. Together with the lobes, the amygdalae are involved ...