Part of the limbic system, the amygdala is involved in processing of emotions, particularly fear, although its constituent nuclei – the basolateral nucleus, the central nucleus, the lateral ...

Transcranial magnetic stimulation may target brain regions ... this is the first study to show the amygdala's medial nucleus connected to the social cognitive network regions, the part of the ...

In the new study, the team found that the connection between the newer and more ancient parts of the human brain lies in a specific part of the amygdala called the medial nucleus. It is an ...