
amygdala
7 articles tagged with #amygdala


Negativity Bias and Memory: Why Bad Events Stick
Negativity bias makes bad memories stronger and stickier than good ones because threat detection, amygdala activity, and stress hormones prioritize survival.

Why Do We Get Angry: The Science of Anger
How anger works through threat appraisal, the amygdala, and the fight-or-flight response. The neuroscience of anger, its functions in boundary-setting and motivation, why venting doesn't reduce anger, and evidence-based regulation strategies like reappraisal.

The Psychology of Fear: How Your Brain Constructs Terror
The psychology of fear explained: amygdala circuitry, fight-or-flight physiology, why phobias form, how horror works on the brain, and the difference between fear and anxiety.

Why We Feel Emotions: The Science of Feeling
Why we feel emotions explained through James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, and Schachter-Singer theories, plus the amygdala's role and Lisa Feldman Barrett's constructed emotion model.

Why Time Slows in Emergencies — Brain Science
In a crash or fall, time seems to stretch. The science says it's not real-time slowdown — it's denser memory. Here's how the brain does it.

Anxiety Explained — The Neuroscience Behind Fear
How the amygdala, HPA axis, and neurotransmitters drive anxiety. Science of GAD, panic disorder, social anxiety, and modern treatments.