A number of neural structures play a role in anxiety, but the one that gives it its strong emotional color is the amygdala. The rational, thinking prefrontal cortex is responsible for interpreting ...

Our urge to turn the lights on at night and scroll on our phones in the darkness may be driven by our biology, new research ...

Biologically, stress triggers our amygdala, which is our fear center. The area of the brain that oversees innovation, ...

"In the amygdala, the gene Stat3 is involved in the regulation of blood pressure and possibly plays a role in blood pressure elevation in response to chronic stress. It might also be involved in ...

Embarrassing late-night memories disturb sleep due to the brain's emotional center remaining active while the rational part ...

A key finding also noted that girls who experienced harsh parenting shower a faster decline in amygdala-ACC connectivity over ...

As teens continue to develop, the emotional area of the brain - the amygdala - develops sooner than the part of the brain needed for self control and decision making - the prefrontal cortex.