Anxiety is best managed when the brain becomes less reactive to threats. Benzodiazepines can interfere with the learning process that leads to better anxiety management.

What are the roles of norepinephrine and the locus coeruleus (LC) in promoting anxiety-like behavior through the basolateral amygdala (BLA)? The LC regulates arousal and stress reactions, especially ...

Fixing the balance of a single brain circuit erased anxiety and social deficits in mice, revealing a powerful new target for ...

Recent medical research indicates that the heightened risk of heart disease observed in patients with depression or anxiety ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. “How to Train Your Amygdala” by Anna Housley ...

Confocal microscopy image showing basolateral amygdala cells infected by a virus engineered to introduce the CRE recombinase protein (in red) and the fluorescent protein GFP (in green), allowing ...

A scientific review paper warns that people need to find ways to reduce chronic stress and anxiety in their lives or they may be at increased risk for developing depression and even dementia. Led by ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4) — Everyone feels anxious from time to time. Some anxiety is good. Anxiety is the body’s way of protecting us from danger. When we feel anxious, our brain (amygdala) goes ...

An international group of researchers led by Vanderbilt University has discovered for the first time that there are cannabinoid receptors in the amygdala. The amygdala is one of the primary brain ...

“Fear can freeze us in place, push us to fight or flee, or even drive us to seek comfort in others,” said Ashley Reno, Psy.D., associate professor and chief psychologist in the University of Alabama ...