It is widely accepted that the amygdala is associated with fear conditioning and the processing of negative emotions. But this structure is also involved in the processing of positive emotions, and ...

Connections between the amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) are considered critical for the expression and regulation of emotional behavior. Abnormalities in frontoamygdala circuitry are ...

I’ve been studying the amygdala for more than 30 years. When I started this work, research on this brain region was a lonely field of inquiry. The hippocampus was all the rage, and I sometimes felt ...