The Amygdala Response to Emotional Stimu
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Ahmad R. Hariri; Alessandro Tessitore; Venkata S. Mattay; Francesco Fera; Daniel
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Article
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2002
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Elsevier Science
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English
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As a central fear processor of the brain, the amygdala initiates a cascade of critical physiological and behavioral responses. Neuroimaging studies have shown that the human amygdala responds not only to fearful and angry facial expressions but also to fearful and threatening scenes such as attacks,