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Role of the Amygdala in Autonomic Functions and Emotional Processing
The central amygdala is heavily connected with brainstem structures, enabling it to control autonomic functions such as blood pressure and respiration. It plays a key role in general arousal, detecting novel stimuli, surprise-related processing, and attentional functions related to what is important for the organism and deserves further processing.