Background Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is increasingly being understood as a
brain circuit disorder. While the amygdala is consistently implicated in its pathophysiology …

The central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST),
two nuclei within the central extended amygdala, function as critical relays within the …

Diffusion tensor imaging revealed that trait anxiety predicts the microstructural properties of
a prespecified fiber tract between the amygdala and the perigenual anterior cingulate cortex …

The interactions between amygdala and prefrontal cortex are pivotal to many neural
processes involved in learning, decision-making, emotion, and social regulation. The broad …

High-resolution (functional) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at ultra high magnetic fields
(7 Tesla and above) enables researchers to study how anatomical and functional properties …

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies with ultra-high field (UHF, 7+ Tesla)
technology enable the acquisition of high-resolution images. In this work, we discuss recent …

Though it occupies a mere fraction of a percent of the brain's volume, the human amygdala
plays a disproportionately major role in a large and growing list of important emotional and …

Multimodal neuroimaging opens up a unique window of opportunity for the investigation of
function and structure of the brain. Each imaging method probes specific physiological …

Background The amygdala can enhance emotional memory encoding as well as
anxiogenesis via corticotropin-releasing factor neurons. However, the amygdala's explicit …