You don't have to be crazy to believe in conspirac... ...ol, sparked by the region of the brain called the amygdala . Economic recessions, terrorist attacks and natu... ...s and uncertainty, a part of the brain called the amygdala kicks into action. Paul Whalen, a scientist at Da... ...a scientist at Dartmou...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/22/Why-Rational-People-Buy-Into-Conspiracy-Theories/
Fearless? Not if science can help it! Sc... ...fearless. But first, let's talk about the amygdala , a small almond-shaped structure deep i... ...atients with Urbach-Wiethe disease have atrophied amygdalas , and as a result, they experience no fe... ...rson:...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/04/Science-Puts-Fear-in-Fearless-Persons-Heart/
Image: WebHamster/Wikimedia... ...close? Blame your brain! Turns out, the amygdala , the brain region that governs fear, is activated... ...are constructed and monitored by the amygdala , the brain region involved in fear. &quo... ...brain region involved in fear. "The *stro...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/08/why-we-have-personal-space/
Maybe. Parts of your brain, anyhow.... ...temporal gyrus, entorhinal cortex and amygdalae . The research, from University College... ...ho are more social in general tend to have larger amygdalae than their peers, but that those who...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/10/22/does-facebook-make-your-brain-bigger/
Imagine living without fear - and I mean any fear.... ...That's what happened to a woman called S.M. whose amygdala was damaged by a disease. She's the fascinating s... ...prepared for a physiological response because the amygdala has been taken out of the loop."Link
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/19/the-woman-who-knows-no-fear/
Scientists are one step closer to finding the caus... ...autism have enlarged area of the brain called the amygdala : "We believe that children with autism have... ...he latter part of the first year of life, it [the amygdala ] begins to grow in kids with autism. And this stu... ...lead study author Dr....
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/06/enlarged-amygdala-the-cause-of-autism/
