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Health & Medicine - Friday, February 5, 2010 13:20 - 1 Comment
Brain’s ‘fear map’ extends to new region
Researchers have found that the amygdala, seen in red above, is not the only player when it comes to forming fear memories. Their work shows that mice lacking a critical growth factor in the prelimbic cortex have trouble remembering to fear electric shocks. The discovery could help improve diagnosis and treatment for anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias. (Courtesy: Anatomography/Wikimedia Commons)
EMORY (US)—Draw a map of the brain when fear and anxiety are involved, and the amygdala—the brain’s almond-shaped center for panic and fight-or-flight responses—looms large. Continue…
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