Howard Hughes Medical Institute10 年
New research by HHMI scientists shows that the emotional memory of an experience is malleable.
Tonegawa explains that the contextual information about these events – where and when they happened—is recorded in the brain’s hippocampus, whereas the emotional component of the memory is stored ...
Dysfunction of neurons in the amygdala may be behind negative perceptions of the environment
"We now know that the amygdala is not only involved in our emotional response to environmental stimuli, fostering attraction ...
BBC1 年
Procrastination: It's pretty much all in the mind
It found that the amygdala - an almond-shaped structure in the temporal (side) lobe which processes our emotions and controls our motivation - was larger in procrastinators. In these individuals ...
来自MSN21 天
Unlocking anxiety’s roots: Distinct amygdala cell types identified in cross-species research
In a groundbreaking study, scientists at the University of California, Davis, have identified distinct groups of cells within the amygdala, a brain region central to emotional processing.
Scientists Discover Genetic Changes Linked to Autism, Schizophrenia
The Tbx1 gene influences brain volume and social behavior in autism and schizophrenia, with its deficiency linked to amygdala ...
Business Insider3 年
What coronavirus pandemic stress is doing to your brain
When you get stressed, it triggers a chain reaction that starts in the amygdala, your emotional-processing headquarters. Your eyes and ears send info to the amygdala, and it determines if what you ...