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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...