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When visual information enters the brain, it travels through two pathways that process different aspects of the input. For decades, scientists have hypothesized that one of these pathways, the ventral ...

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Imagine waking up thirsty at night and having to reach for a glass of water in the dark. Without a clear view, your brain has ...

A new study reveals that the basolateral amygdala (BLA) plays a key role in calibrating prosocial behavior based on emotional ...