New Study Supports the Role of a Brain Region Called the Amygdala in Processing Anxiety (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

New Study Supports the Role of a Brain Region Called the Amygdala in Processing Anxiety

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A new study supports the role of a brain region called the amygdala in processing anxiety. In this 3-D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) rendering of a human brain, functional MRI (fMRI) activation of the amygdala is highlighted in red.

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NIMH Clinical Brain Disorders Branch

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