In A Nutshell Researchers used focused sound waves to temporarily quiet the amygdala in healthy adults, reaching a deep brain ...

How does the brain choose between fight, flight, or freeze? Tulane University scientists have discovered the neural pathways ...

Can ultrasound cure fear? A new study shows that targeting the amygdala with sound waves helps the brain unlearn fearful memories faster.

Neuroscientist Sjoerd Meijer of the Donders Institute at Radboud University has shown for the first time that targeted ...

Understanding the neurobiology of trauma, from the silent Broca’s area to the overactive amygdala, can be a pivotal step in moving from survival to a validated recovery.

Researchers have found that lifelong physical activity may moderate the structural brain changes linked to adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, particularly in the amygdala, a region central to ...

Fear is an adaptive emotion that helps us cope with threatening situations. Deep within the temporal lobe of the brain is the amygdala, the most studied brain area involved in fear. The amygdala uses ...

A web of altered neurochemical pathways and physical brain changes result in post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. The interplay between cortisol dysregulation, heightened norepinephrine levels, ...

A University of Alabama at Birmingham expert unpacks the complexities of PTSD, its impact on the brain and sleep, and how individuals can navigate emotional and cognitive challenges through treatment.

A new study from University of Alberta researchers has shown that traumatic or stressful events in childhood may lead to tiny changes in key brain structures that can now be identified decades later.