Ep62: My Amygdala Made Me Do It!

Today we are taking a look at a fascinating brain structure - the amygdala!

This little brain region is so interesting because it does way more than just control our fight, flight or fright response. Yet for many of us, we only know it as the fear center of our brain.

Our amygdala actually plays a very important role in our reward pathways and helps us to make decisions through the lens of motivational significance. 

If you're interested in learning more about this powerful little brain structure, then this episode is for you!

 

Links from Episode:

Dr. Kay Tye and her research lab.

Input-specific control of reward and aversion in the ventral tegmental area (Nature)

Extraneous factors in judicial decisions (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

 

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