A number of neural structures play a role in anxiety, but the one that gives it its strong emotional color is the amygdala. The rational, thinking prefrontal cortex is responsible for interpreting ...

decided to study the activity of the amygdala in a mouse model of depression. As with depressed bipolar patients, these mouse models exhibit so-called anxiety and stress behaviors (neglect their ...

Every day we go through so many things that anxiety and stress take over our mind, body and soul. To manage stress and ...

The symptoms of anxiety occur when the brain’s amygdala identifies a threat and sends out a signal for the body and brain to prepare for danger. The brain goes into overdrive, searching for bad ...

Potential treatment of anxiety, depression Both anxiety and depression involve amygdala hyperactivity, which can contribute to excessive emotional responses and impaired emotional regulation ...

Both anxiety and depression involve amygdala hyperactivity, which can contribute to excessive emotional responses and impaired emotional regulation. With this study's findings, a much less ...

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 ...

A substantial body of research points to hyperactivity in the amygdala and hippocampal regions of the brain in anxiety and memory-associated disorders, respectively. Harnessing genetic ...