Stress Hormones and Fear Generalization: A Mouse Study
A University of Toronto study shows that stress hormones increase the size of fear memory engrams in the amygdala, causing fear generalization in mice; this finding may lead to new treatments for anxiety disorders.
Stress Hormones and Fear Generalization: A Mouse Study
A University of Toronto study shows that stress hormones increase the size of fear memory engrams in the amygdala, causing fear generalization in mice; this finding may lead to new treatments for anxiety disorders.
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16% Bias Score
Brain's Dual Emotional Pathways Revealed by Patient X
Patient X, unable to consciously see due to severed brain connections, could still identify emotions in faces by feeling them via a direct pathway to the amygdala, demonstrating the existence of a faster, less accurate "low road" and a slower, more accurate "high road" in emotional processing.
Brain's Dual Emotional Pathways Revealed by Patient X
Patient X, unable to consciously see due to severed brain connections, could still identify emotions in faces by feeling them via a direct pathway to the amygdala, demonstrating the existence of a faster, less accurate "low road" and a slower, more accurate "high road" in emotional processing.
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32% Bias Score