The amygdala has long been associated with emotion ... new circuit mapping and manipulation technologies in rodents. One example in which a correlation in humans was taken to causation in rodents ...

An example of this is the symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder . Amygdala Activity Rhythms Associated With Threats Distinct types of brain rhythms are associated with various ...

Treating anxiety, depression and other disorders may depend on the amygdala, a part of the brain that controls strong emotional reactions, especially fear. But a deep understanding of this structure ...

For example, the amygdala receives direct subcortical inputs thought to facilitate rapid detection of salient information 9, ... A diagram of the data processing steps is shown in Supplementary ...

Indeed, many experiments have found that the amygdala is active when people are afraid. But it also activates at other times, for example in response to pleasant photographs and happy faces.

Apparently, the amygdala is involved in a lot more than just fear. This is just one example of a deeper issue. People studying the brain want to find brain regions that are responsible for ...