Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone BS 207 Luiz Pessoa "The Cognitive-Emotional Brain"
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Apr 28, 2023 
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Emotion-Cognition Integration
- Emotion and cognition are deeply intertwined and cannot be separated meaningfully.
- The amygdala plays multiple roles, not just fear processing, but in attention, decision making, and value representation.
Amygdala's Complex Roles
- The amygdala has distinct parts with different connections and functions.
- It processes not just fear but also arousal, vigilance, novelty, value, and decision making.
Amygdala Context-Dependent Processing
- Amygdala responses depend on context and expectations, responding to both positive and negative stimuli.
- Violations of expectation intensify neuronal responses.