Summary: Neuroscientists at Oregon Health & Science University have landed a $5 million grant to unlock the mysteries of an old, mysterious part of the brain.

Tianyi Mao (left) and Haining Zhong, neuroscientists at Oregon Health & Science University, just received a $5 million grant to study the amygdala, the part of the brain that controls the “fight or flight” instinct. (Oregon Health & Science University)