Does the subcortical pathway exist in primates? Work on fear conditioning has shown that there are direct, subcortical projections to the amygdala from the auditory thalamus (that is, from the ...

“Eye-movement intervention enhances extinction via amygdala deactivation,” J Neurosci ... Lycia de Voogd of Radboud University in the Netherlands and her colleagues sought to integrate EMDR and a form ...

Justin Feinstein of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research reveals the fascinating case of S.M., a mysterious woman who doesn’t feel fear. Born with a condition that affected her amygdala ...

Researchers found that police recruits who showed greater activation in a part of the amygdala—a brain region involved in processing fear—while anticipating a threat were more likely to ...

More information: Shawn Kamboj et al, Translational Insights From Cell Type Variation Across Amygdala Subnuclei in Rhesus Monkeys and Humans, American Journal of Psychiatry (2024). DOI: 10.1176 ...