To better understand what an amygdala hijack is, you’ll need to understand a bit about how the brain functions. You’ll also need to understand two specific parts of the brain: the amygdala and ...

According to this idea, a part of the brain called the amygdala is the fear center of the brain, which often overreacts to stressful events and “hijacks” the rest of the brain. It is said to ...

Nov. 12, 2019 — UTSA researchers are pioneering an innovative brain study that sheds light on how the amygdala portion of the brain functions and could contribute to a better understanding of ...

The medial prefrontal cortex has previously been found to contribute to a number of sensorimotor, cognitive and emotional processes, while the amygdala is a region deep within the brain that ...

Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of ... “Scientists have been studying the structure and anatomy of the brain – including the morphology of different ...

Chronic stress produced depressive-like behavior and significant neuronal remodeling of brain regions likely involved in these behavioral alterations: the hippocampus, PFC, and amygdala.

A 3-D reconstruction of cells from the MICrONS data set shows the complexity of shapes and branching axons and dendrites in a mouse brain. Each cell is labeled with a different color. (MICrONS ...

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional ... been studying the structure and anatomy of the brain - including the morphology of ...