The amygdala is often referred to as the fear center of the brain, but this description hardly does justice to the amygdala's complexity. Located deep in the brain's left and right temporal lobes, our ...

Emotionally arousing experiences tend to form strong memories and the amygdala has a pivotal role in this process. Stress hormones and stress-activated neurotransmitter systems in the basolateral ...

The amygdala can activate a person’s fight-or-flight response as a reaction to a real or perceived threat of danger. Amygdala hijack describes the perhaps unnecessary triggering of this response and ...