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 ...

This video lets you peek inside the human brain, highlighting the neuronal fibers that enable ... First, you’ll see pathways in and originating from the limbic system, which is involved in emotions, ...

False-colour positron emission tomography (PET) scan highlighting limbic areas in a human brain. A receptor for the inhibitory ... The function of various parts of the limbic system is to regulate ...

As recently as the late 1980s the human brain was considered to be a sort ... more important to creativity may be the connections through the limbic system—the more primitive, emotional part ...

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.

To illustrate his point, he drew an analogy with the human brain, explaining its dual components: the limbic system, responsible for instincts and emotions, and the cortex, which governs rational ...

New research published in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging has uncovered changes in brain connectivity during chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer.

Dr. Marco A. Palma, a leading researcher in neuroeconomics, captivated attendees at the Lifetime Learning luncheon on Friday ...

Palma also delved into the brain’s structure, pointing out the role of the brainstem in regulating automatic processes, the limbic system in encoding pleasure and emotions and the prefrontal ...