Whenever something bad happens to us, brain systems responsible for mediating emotions kick in to prevent it from happening again. When we get stung by a wasp, the association between pain and wasps ...

Researchers have discovered how inferred emotions are learned. The study shows that the frontal part of the brain coordinates ...

In a compelling Genomic Press interview published today, rising scientific star Dr. Michael Wheeler unveils revolutionary findings about how psychedelics reshape communication between the brain and ...

It encompasses multiple brain subregions: most notably the anterior and posterior piriform cortex and the amygdala. Moreover, these brain regions respond to a combination of aspects of a smell ...

Researchers knew that a brain region called the amygdala represents flavors and decides whether or not they’re gross. Palmiter’s group had also shown that the gut tells the brain it’s ...

Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse’s cerebral cortex involved in vision, an achievement ...

Expecting feedback from an avatar compared to a real human facilitates risk-taking behavior in a gambling task, and a brain region called the amygdala is central to this facilitation, according to ...