A research team from Duke University has found a small area of the brain in mice that can profoundly shut down pain. “It’s located in an area where few people would have thought to look for an anti-pain center, the amygdala, which is often considered the home of negative emotions and responses, like the fight or flight response and general anxiety,”…
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What is the amygdala?
The amygdala is often referred to as the “fear center” of the brain — but this name hardly does justice to the amygdala’s complexity. Source: https://www.livescience.com/amygdala.html