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Amygdala

Definition

The amygdala is two almond-shaped clusters located deep within the brain. It plays a crucial role in processing emotions and fear-learning.

The amygdala is like your home's security system. When it senses danger (like an intruder), it triggers an alarm (fear response) to protect you.

Fear Conditioning: A behavioral paradigm in which organisms learn to predict aversive events.

Fight or Flight Response: A physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival.

Emotional Memory: The aspect of memory that involves the ability to recall feelings associated with past experiences.

Electrically stimulating a rat's amygdala would most likely produce which of the following?
After an electrode implanted in a cat's brain stimulates the cat's amygdala, the cat will most likely do which of the following?
What does the amygdala do in memory processing?
What is the primary role of the amygdala in the brain?
What role does amygdala play in our body's response to fear or threats?
What does the amygdala control in our brains?
Which proposed study could effectively examine the link between the amygdala and fear responses?
What type of memory does the amygdala play a significant role in?
Why would damage to the amygdala potentially impair a person's fear response?
What is the primary role of the amygdala in memory?

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