The amygdala complex has long been known as part of the neural circuitry critical for
emotion. Beyond its role in emotional reactivity, studies of animal models and patients with�…

Research on the neural systems underlying emotion in animal models over the past two
decades has implicated the amygdala in fear and other emotional processes. This work�…

The amygdala appears to play an essential role in many aspects of emotional information
processing and behavior. Studies over the past year have begun to clarify the anatomical�…

Findings from humans and animals suggest that the amygdala helps to guide behaviors and
to process knowledge about stimuli and situations that are of special importance to the�…

The amygdala—an almond-shaped group of nuclei at the heart of the telencephalon—has
been associated with a range of cognitive functions, including emotion, learning, memory�…

A wealth of animal data implicates the amygdala in aspects of emotional processing. In
recent years, functional neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies have begun to refine�…

The amygdala consists of a group of heterogeneous nuclei located in the medial portion of
the temporal lobe and is involved in multimodal information processing important for�…

Building on pioneering animal studies, and making use of new, noninvasive techniques for
studying the human brain, research on the human amygdala has blossomed in recent years�…

There can be few greater challenges in neuroscience than uncovering the neural
mechanisms of emotion and memory. It is now becoming clear that in order to understand�…

The amygdala has long been known to play a key role in supporting memory for emotionally
arousing experiences. For example, classical fear conditioning depends on neural plasticity�…