All Articles Tagged As: amygdala

Long-Term Cannabis Users May Have Structural Brain Abnormalities (6/3/2008)

Long-term, heavy cannabis use may be associated with structural abnormalities in areas of the brain known as the hippocampus and amygdala ...> Full Article

Hunger hormone makes food look more attractive (5/7/2008)

A new brain-imaging study reveals that ghrelin - a stomach hormone, acts on specific regions of the brain to enhance our response to food related cues and eating for pleasure. ...> Full Article

High anxiety? Research looks to brain & genes to improve treatment (4/25/2008)

The study showed that THC reduces the response to threat in a brain region called the amygdala ...> Full Article

Disgusting videos key to first-ever brain imaging study comparing ways of controlling emotions (3/19/2008)

Researchers have conducted the first-ever brain imaging study that directly contrasts two different techniques for emotion regulation. ...> Full Article

Cold, Unfeeling Traits Linked to Distinctive Brain Patterns in Kids with Severe Conduct Problems (2/21/2008)

Brain's Amygdala Region Less Responsive to Other People's Distress Signals ...> Full Article

Scientists Identify Brain Abnormalities Underlying Key Element of Borderline Personality Disorder (12/26/2007)

Using new approaches, an interdisciplinary team of scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City has gained a view of activity in key brain areas associated with a core difficulty in patients with borderline personality disorder-shedding new light on this serious psychiatric condition. ...> Full Article