Researchers knew that a brain region called the amygdala represents flavors and decides whether or not they’re gross. Palmiter’s group had also shown that the gut tells the brain it’s ...

Researchers found that police recruits who showed greater activation in a part of the amygdala—a brain region involved in processing fear—while anticipating a threat were more likely to ...

The hypothesis has two central and related components. The first component is the purported role of the amygdala in the rapid, automatic and non-conscious processing of emotional and social stimuli.

L.D. de Voogd et al., “Eye-movement intervention enhances extinction via amygdala deactivation,” J Neurosci, 38:8694–706, 2018. Some psychotherapists coach patients to recall traumatic memories as ...