2 brain structures key to emotional balance especially in threatening situations
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 11:07
in Psychology & Sociology
CHICAGO -- Researchers have discovered that a primitive region of the brain responsible for sensorimotor control also has an important role in regulating emotional responses to threatening situations. This region appears to work in concert with another structure called the amygdala to regulate social and emotional behavior.
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