Katie Moisse
Amygdala hijack:This odd-sounding name is not a medical diagnosis, but rather, a term for times when the amygdala is overwhelmed by stress and takes over the brain's response to the situation. Remember that a major function of the amygdala is to process fear and anxiety. When the amygdala ...
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SM had lipoid proteinosis or Urbach-Wiethe, a rare condition that damaged an important structure in herbraincalled the amygdala. But aside from plowing fearlessly through some of life's unsettling triggers, SM functioned relatively normally, which begs the question...can you live without the amyg...
Deep within our brain’s temporal lobes, two almond-shaped cell masses help keep us alive. This tiny region, called the amygdala, assists with a variety of brain activities. It helps us learn and remember. It triggers our fight-or-flight response. It even promotes the release of a feel...
In the last decade a network within the insular cortex, the anterior cingulate gyrus and the amygdala, has been found to play a pivotal role in the brain–heart axis.40 The insular cortex has a deep anatomical location (Fig. 3), lying at the base of the Sylvian fissure, and in ...
Many parts of the female brain—including an important seat of memory and learning (the hippocampus), the main center for control of the body's organs (the hypothalamus), and the master center of emotions (the amygdala) are particularly affected by this new estrogen and progesterone fuel. It...
Inputs and outputs of the amygdala: what the amygdala is trying to tell the rest of the brain. In: LIVINGSTON, KE.; HORNIKIEWICZ, O., editors. LimbicGloor P (1978) Inputs and outputs of the amygdala: what the amygdala is trying to tell the rest of the brain. In: Livingston KE, ...
The idea that the amygdala is the home of fear in the brain is just that—an idea. It is not a scientific finding but instead a conclusion based on an interpretation of a finding. So what is the finding, what is the interpretation, and how did the interpretation come about?
theamygdalais involved in experiencing and recognizing emotions, especially fear. Remember its function using four F's, fighting, fleeing, feeding, and mating. White matter White matter makes up 45% of the human brain. The specific connections of each region may play a causal in its development...