Episode 135: The Science of Emotion
The Science of Everything Podcast
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The Orbital Frontal Cortex and Sham Rage
The orbit of frontal cortex is thought to be involved in emotional regulation and cognitive control. It's closely interconnected with the amygdala, which we'll get to in a moment. And it's thought that this connectivity is important for encoding and processing information about the valuation of different states. One interesting phenomenon that is associated with the orbital frontal cortex is something called decorticate rage or sham rage.
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