- February 9, 2010Mind
What Happens in the Amygdala... Damage to Brain's Decision-Making Area May Encourage Dicey Gambles
- Individuals with amygdala damage are more likely to lay a risky bet
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- April 12, 2020Behavior & Society
What Neuroimaging Can Tell Us about Our Unconscious Biases
- It reveals that they involve the amygdala, the prefrontal cortex, the posterior cingulate and the anterior temporal cortex
- Pragya Agarwal | Opinion
- September 20, 2007Mind
Neurons for Good and Bad Surprises
- A recent study with monkeys finds that the amygdala, the emotional center of the brain, has neurons that fire for good surprises, and different neurons that fire for bad surprises.
- July 19, 2006Health
Autistic Males Have Fewer Neurons in Amygdala
- David Biello
- October 31, 2013Mind
Spooky music is spookier with your eyes closed
- It’s Halloween. You’re listening to some creepy, scary music. Maybe it sounds like something like this* – SCARY! You are lying still, attending to the emotional qualities of the music...
- Princess Ojiaku
- October 26, 2012Mind
How We Process Horrible Sounds
- Researchers develop a model for how we find certain sounds, like nails on a chalkboard, unbearable. Christie Nicholson reports
- September 1, 2011
The Stress of Crowds
- City dwellers may handle pressure differently from those who live in less populated areas
- Alla Katsnelson
- January 1, 2012Mind
Certain Neurons Respond Specifically to Animals
- Discovery hints at evolutionary importance of animals to human survival
- Andrea Anderson
- January/February 2012
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0112-8b
- Originally published as "Mind the Animals" in January/February 2012
- November 18, 2004The Sciences
Cocaine Addiction Linked to Differences in Brain Structure
- Sarah Graham
- February 4, 2013
Humans Can Feel Terror Even If They Lack Brain's "Fear Center"
- A growing body of work shows that the brain has different systems and mechanisms to respond to certain kinds of threats and physiological changes in the body
- Mo Costandi and Nature magazine
- March 1, 2013
Urban Living Raises the Risk of Emotional Disorders
- Mounting evidence shows how city living can harm our mental health
- Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg
- November 27, 2017Mental Health
Nice Brains Finish Last
- More “prosocial” brains are more prone to depression, study suggests
- Jack Turban
- September 20, 2006
Brain Area Foils Fear
- David Biello
- November 17, 2011Mind
SfN Neuroblogging: PTSD in twins
- We hear a lot about PTSD these days, and with good reason. As more people confront trauma and come away with severely debilitating disorders, it becomes that much more important to understand the mechanism, in order to find ways to treat or prevent it...
- Scicurious
- August 3, 2020Neuroscience
Neural Switch Flips on Aggression in Male Mice
- A separate set of cells in the same region regulate sexual behavior
- Emily Willingham
- June 8, 2010Mind
Editor’s Selections: Quarreling Couples, Vegetables, Junk Food, and Alcohol
- Here are my ResearchBlogging Editor’s Selections for this week: Which conflicts consume couples the most? eHarmony Labs has some answers.
- Jason G. Goldman
- April 5, 2018
Did You Buy Bitcoins? Your Brain’s Anatomy Might Be to Blame
- Scans show people who can endure greater risk share certain neurological features
- Angus Chen
- January 12, 2017
Lasers Activate Killer Instinct in Mice
- Stimulating certain areas of the animals’ brains can trigger predatory behaviors including biting and grabbing
- Erin Ross and Nature magazine
- March 7, 2005
Eye Contact Triggers Threat Response in Autistic Children
- Sarah Graham
- March 1, 2010Mind
Abuse and Attachment
- A stifled fear response may explain why young victims stand by their abusers
- Erica Westly
- March / April 2010
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0310-10b
