Seeking to shed light on inconsistent brain activation patterns observed in previous studies of smell, a team of researchers in Lyon, France, used data mining techniques to analyze the pleasant or ...

The work is published Oct. 30 in the American Journal of Psychiatry. "The amygdala is central to emotion processing in the brain, and is known to contribute to fear and anxiety," said Drew Fox ...

New insights into the brain could pave the way for targeted treatments for anxiety, depression, and other mental health ...

Depression makes the brain more sensitive to negative experiences and less responsive to positive ones, linked to specific brain circuits in the amygdala.