False-colour positron emission tomography (PET) scan highlighting limbic areas in a human brain. A receptor for the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA is visualised here in regions of the brain ...

This area broadly involves the linkage of five differentiated sources of energy and information flow: The cortex, the limbic area, the brainstem, the body-proper, and the world of other brains.

Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 and were experiencing anxiety and depression had shrinkage in the limbic area of the brain, which is involved in memory and emotional processing.

Understanding how our brain interprets social hierarchy or facial emotions may be key to advancing our knowledge of anxiety ...

The limbic system is a collection of regions in the brain that are involved in processing emotions. It includes the amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus and thalamus. Damage to the limbic system is ...

Understanding how our brain interprets social hierarchy or facial emotions may be key to advancing our knowledge of anxiety and mood disorders. This is the aim of the project led by researcher Maya ...