Expecting feedback from an avatar compared to a real human facilitates risk-taking behavior in a gambling task, and a brain region called the amygdala is central to this facilitation, according to a ...

"Mr. March" is back in the Elite Eight. Thanks to its defense that has worn down teams all season and its depth, Michigan State basketball once again found a way to come out with a 73-70 win over ...

Music influences emotion, memory, and mental health, and serves as a tool for healing and joy. Explore the roots of its power ...

Are there areas of the brain, which regulate prosocial, altruistic behaviour? Together with colleagues from the universities in Lausanne, Utrecht and Cape Town, researchers from Heinrich Heine ...

Are there areas of the brain, which regulate prosocial, altruistic behavior? Researchers have studied a very special group of patients and established that the 'basolateral amygdala' (part of the ...

Discover how the brain regulates generosity depending on emotional closeness, revealing the science behind our social ...

Is generosity a question of heart or the amygdala? The basolateral amygdala, nestled in the heart of the limbic system, could well play a decisive role in our social behavior.

Researchers studied individuals with Urbach-Wiethe Disease, identifying the basolateral amygdala as a key brain region regulating generous behavior. This almond-shaped structure helps process emotions ...

We often get told that holding grudges isn't good for us and instead it's better to be the bigger person and forgive and ...

A new study published April 2 in Nature, digs into how the brain ties flavors to sickness, revealing a process that mirrors human reactions to foodborne ...