A new study finds that in some lemur species, evolving gender equality is linked to changes in the brain’s oxytocin system.

The people with a damaged basolateral amygdala were found to be selfish when it came to sharing money with those they felt ...

What if the key to better grades, less stress, and healthier habits was already in your head? From all-nighters and ...

Is generosity a question of heart or the amygdala? The basolateral amygdala, nestled in the heart of the limbic system, could well play a decisive role in our social behavior.

Conversely, damage to the amygdala, a brain structure involved in emotional processing, decreased political intensity in participants. These findings held true even after accounting for factors like ...

Since the amygdala's structure is similar in mice and humans ... depending on the signals they encounter in the brain. "By uncovering these processes, we gain a better understanding of how ...

Conversely, damage to the amygdala, a brain structure involved in emotional processing, decreased political intensity in participants. These findings held true even after accounting for factors ...

Researchers studied individuals with Urbach-Wiethe Disease, identifying the basolateral amygdala as a key brain region regulating generous behavior. This almond-shaped structure helps process emotions ...

Neuroscientists have observed for the first time how structures deep in the brain are activated when the brain becomes aware of its own thoughts, known as conscious perception. The brain is ...

while damage to brain structure 'amygdala', which is involved in emotional processing, could bring them down.Conducted on Vietnam War veterans, the study compared people who had very localised brain ...