The brain’s primitive “fear center” may be much more than that, as new research on the amygdala suggests it plays a crucial role in learning, emotion, and decision-making. Researchers from Dartmouth ...
A Dartmouth study challenges the conventional view that the amygdala—the two-sided structure deep in the brain involved in ...
As we work on overcoming what scares us, a new plasticity becomes available in our brain, and fear strikes out.
New research shows that the superior colliculus, a primitive brain region, can independently interpret visual information. This challenges long-held beliefs that only the cortex handles such complex ...
Researchers find that the amygdala is a sophisticated mediator that chooses between action-based and stimulus-based learning ...
A Dartmouth study challenges the conventional view that the amygdala—the two-sided structure deep in the brain involved in emotion, learning, and ...
Researchers have discovered that the size of our frontal lobes alone does not account for the superior cognitive abilities of humans. In a study released on May 13, 2013 in the Proceedings of the ...
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