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The Roots of Fear: Understanding the Amygdala
The amygdala is a part of the brain important for emotional responses, especially fear. It is thought to be important in anxiety disorders. A new UC Davis study reveals new cell types in different ...
Dysfunction of neurons in the amygdala may be behind negative perceptions of the environment
"We now know that the amygdala is not only involved in our ... in the positive encoding of environmental stimuli. This is an ...
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The roots of fear: Scientists identify new cell clusters in amygdala for anxiety treatment
The work is published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. "The amygdala is central to emotion processing in the brain, and is known to contribute to fear and anxiety," said Drew Fox, associate ...