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A study describes the complex brain circuitry that lets us identify, savor (or recoil from) a taste  …The new study, published Wednesday in Nature, builds on these findings to delve deeper [...]

Scientists pinpoint neural interactions that are necessary for observational learning. It’s often said that experience is the best teacher, but the experiences of other people may be even better. [...]

Researchers map the amygdala’s distinct but diverse and dynamic neighborhoods where feelings are assigned. The amygdala is a tiny hub of emotions where in 2016 a team led by MIT [...]

Prior to the new study, scientists suspected involvement of the circuits ultimately implicated, but were stumped by a seeming paradox. A crossroads of convergent circuits in an emotion hub deep [...]

MIT scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have identified two populations of neurons in the amygdala that process positive and negative emotions. These neurons relay the information to [...]

Monday Night Neuroscience Seminars – Kay Tye, MIT – “Distinct Amygdala Projections Control Opposing Behavioral Outputs” The ability to differentiate between positive and negative environmental [...]

Kay Tye gave a talk at HealthEmotions Research Institute’s 2014 Wisconsin Symposium on emotion: “Distinct Functions of Different Amygdala Projections on Emotional [...]

New findings may help neuroscientists pinpoint better targets for antianxiety treatments. Anxiety disorders, which include posttraumatic stress disorder, social phobias, and obsessive-compulsive [...]

Spring 2012 Picower Institute Symposium. New Insights on Early Life Stress and Mental Health… Original Video »