Learning to avoid certain tastes depends on the long term reduction in activity the connections between threat and taste sensors in the brain. Read More
Study reveals how two neural circuits dictate the choice between social approach and avoidance. The network connecting the infralimbic cortex to the basolateral amygdala (BLA) impairs social behavior if there is a decrease in neural activity. Another network connecting the prelimbic cortex to the BLA similarly impairs social behavior if the neural activity is increased. Read More
Corticotropin-releasing factor and neuropeptide Y work in synchronized opposition to each other to remodel and rewire neurons in the amygdala as a response to stress. The process, researchers say, can be manually reversed to help relieve anxiety. Read More
Memory encoding processes important for decision making begin in the basolateral amygdala. The basolateral amygdala then creates cellular memories in the nucleus accumbens. The findings shed light on the learned connection between stimuli and reward. Read More
Female rats that experienced early life adversity developed abnormal connections between the amygdala and prefrontal cortex in response to neglect. Read More
Fear extinction memories and feelings of reward are both stored in neurons that express the Ppp1r1b gene in the posterior of the basolateral amygdala. Read More
Dysfunction in a brain pathway that usually keeps compulsive drinking in check may play a critical role in alcohol use disorder. Read More
A new study reports exposure to cannabis and stress during the teenage years may result in an increased risk of developing anxiety disorders later in life. Read More
Researchers report pyramidal neurons in the basolateral amygdala help us to recognize and categorize foods. Read More
Researchers have identified a new neural pathway that may provide a good target for a drug to reduce anxiety symptoms. Read More
Researchers report high fat diets in teens is associated with poor stress coping skills later in life. Read More
Researchers have identified two brain pathways that appear to be critical in determining how mice react to visual threats. The findings could have implications for treating PTSD and phobias in humans. Read More
