More information: Runnan Cao et al, Feature-based encoding of face identity by single neurons in the human amygdala and hippocampus, Nature Human Behaviour (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-025-02218-1 ...

The hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus are commonly understood as significant parts of the limbic system: Hippocampus The hippocampus consists of two parts, with one located in each ...

It also causes atrophy of the amygdala and the hippocampus — two of the brain structures that are most closely linked to memory and emotional function. Temporal lobe epilepsy.

For instance, based on the primate anatomy reviewed above, inputs to the region labeled as VS (upper panel) likely come from the vmPFC, amygdala, and the hippocampus, and some, but not all, from ...

Sleep disorders and sleep deprivation demonstrated brain convergences on the right side, suggesting an association with brain asymmetry.

Self-esteem, health and the hippocampus. In recent research (Lu, Li, Wang, Song and Liu, 2018), study authors highlight the role of the hippocampus for both self-esteem and physical health ...

Close to 40% of the neurons in the amygdala, piriform cortex, hippocampus, and entorhinal cortex displayed specific firing responses to different odors and also showed increased firing rates when ...

The amygdala and the hippocampus -- structures in the brain that are involved in emotion, learning, and memory -- have been found to play a role in a diverse range of disorders, such as attention ...

Researchers using intracranial electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings from deep within the brain found that meditation led to changes in activity in the amygdala and hippocampus, key brain regions ...

"Neurons in the human amygdala and hippocampus are classically thought to encode a person's identity invariant to visual features," wrote Runnan Cao, Jinge Wang and their colleagues in their paper.