Amygdala

HOW IT IS BUILT The methods behind it Neuron Anxiety Hippocampus Prefrontal cortex WHAT IT CAN DO Its core abilities WHERE IT IS USED Stress hormones · Evolutionary psyc… BOLD fMRI · Putamen Amygdala learns · reasons · acts
How it's built
What it can do
Where it's used

The amygdala is a small, almond-shaped structure deep within the brain that plays a crucial role in processing emotions, particularly fear and threat detection. Located in the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain, it acts as an emotional processing center that helps us recognize and respond to potentially danger…

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