Summary: Researchers identified a brain circuit involving the amygdala and hippocampus that predicts resilience to stress in mice. Mice with disrupted neural communication in this circuit struggled to ...
The BNST regulates emotional responses and stress levels through connections with structures such as the amygdala and hippocampus, influencing the pathogenesis of anxiety disorders by contributing to ...
At the same time, depressive behavior is linked to overactivation of the hypothalamus, which coordinates the stress response, and overactivity of the amygdala, which signals threat and generates ...