Scary stories about your brain | Amygdala

SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/LukeTheOrange TWITTER: https://twitter.com/LukeTheOrange Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amygdala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindsight https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/126/2/267/332499 http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Affective_blindsight https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5222876/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26058355 http://brainmadesimple.com/amygdala.html http://www.beatricedegelder.com/documents/Celegin_2015_ConCog.pdf https://drsoph.com/blog/6-ways-to-switch-off-the-fight-or-flight-response https://medium.com/mindbodymicrobiome/ancient-stress-response-vs-modern-life-e1a8febc9c5f Online help for stress: https://palousemindfulness.com/ https://www.mottchildren.org/health-library/uz2209 https://healthfinder.gov/HealthTopics/Category/health-conditions-and-diseases/heart-health/manage-stress#the-basics_1 https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/16-ways-relieve-stress-anxiety#section2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi, my name is Luke. I make educational videos about Psychology and Neuroscience. They are all about why we as humans behave and think the way we do.
 
 

Your amygdala is the part of your brain associated with fear in the mind. It can also produce interesting affects, such as allowing blind people to “see" scary stimuli. The amygdala also helps with your fight or flight response.