This study describes the ‘inflammatory reflex’, whereby ACh and direct stimulation of the vagus nerve can attenuate immune responses. Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Churchland, P. S. & Winkielman, P. Modulating social behavior with oxytocin: how does it work? What does it mean? Horm....
Brain scans reveal that meditators havereduced activity in the amygdala, the brain’s fear center, even when they’re not meditating. 6. Meditation Helps Depression-Related Insomnia One common symptom of depression is insomnia. No one feels their best when they can’t sleep and lack of sleep ...
However, the precise mechanisms behind stress‐induced exacerbation of itch remain unknown. Chronic stress induces hyperexcitability of the amygdala, the centre of emotional processing. Recent findings on the itch neuronal pathways support a pivotal role of the amygdala for itch processing. We ...
Our tendency to focus on bad news isn’t accidental; it’s evolutionary. The amygdala, the part of the brain responsible for processing emotions likefearand threat detection, plays a significant role. From a survival perspective, early humans who were hyperaware of threats were more likely to ...
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It’s a key part of being able to do this deep therapeutic work. Because MDMA enables these high levels of oxytocin, that trust and bonding [with the guide or therapist] is really sort of accentuated. Also the amygdala—the fear center—is quieted, and oxytocin tamps down the fear ...
A scent is a chemical particle that floats in through thenoseand into the brain'solfactory bulbs, where the sensation is first processed into a form that's readable by the brain. Brain cells then carry that information to a tiny area of the brain called the amygdala, whereemotions are proc...
Kong F, Xu Z, Yang G, Jia Q, Mo F, Jing L, Luo J, Jin H, Cai X (2024) Microelectrode arrays for detection of neural activity in depressed rats: enhanced theta activity in the basolateral amygdala. Cyborg Bionic Syst. https://doi.org/10.34133/cbsystems.0125 Article PubMed PubMed Ce...
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The amygdala often referred to as the reptilian brain, is associated with instinctive behaviors and reactions. It is part of the limbic system which is also the area that gets fired up when we are faced with perceived danger, leading to a “fight or flight” response. Since the prefrontal ...