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.

Are there areas of the brain that regulate prosocial, altruistic behavior? Together with colleagues from the universities in ...

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 ...

The researchers from Heinrich Heine University, Germany, looked at a unique set of people in South Africa, suffering from an extremely rare condition—Urbach-Wiethe Disease. A few hundred cases of the ...

A new study reveals how a single food poisoning experience creates long-lasting aversive memories in the brain.

A surprising link between the immune system and brain behavior is emerging, as new research reveals how a single immune ...

A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, has ...

Researchers have gained a new understanding of how the brain processes reward and risk information. Neuroscientists show how nerve cells in the so-called amygdala not only encode the probability and ...

High intake of ultra-processed foods is linked to adverse metabolic health and microstructural brain changes in regions that ...

Physicians have long observed a mystifying phenomenon: After a bout of infection or an autoimmune disease flare-up, some people experience prolonged mood swings, emotional dysregulation, and changes ...

A study on Vietnam War veterans reveals how damage to the prefrontal cortex and amygdala affects political passions. The ...