Researchers find that the amygdala is a sophisticated mediator that chooses between action-based and stimulus-based learning ...

New research shows The amygdala helps choose between competing strategies when rewards are uncertain and decisions get confusing.

A new study shows that a lack of dietary fiber leads to rapid inflammation in the aging brain's amygdala, impairing emotional memory.

Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte, and for a long time, scientists thought its job was caretaking the brain, ...

Food choices can affect not only the body but also the brain, especially as people grow older. Scientists have long known that highly processed foods can contribute to health problems such as obesity, ...

Refined low-fiber diets disrupt amygdala function and emotional memory in seniors, independent of high fat or sugar intake.

Previously, animal studies have shown that highly processed foods are associated with inflammation and memory disorders in the aging brain, and the effect appears after three days. A new study ...

Fear memory encoding, the process responsible for persistent reactions to trauma-associated cues, is influenced by a sparse but potent population of inhibitory cells called parvalbumin-interneurons ...

Past studies in animals have shown that a highly processed diet is linked to memory problems and inflammation in the aged ...

Fear response to traumatic or threatening situations helps us evade or escape danger. At the same time fear response is learned in the form of association between stimulus or situation and the ...