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Title: Is the amygdala part of the course??
Post by: nicestllmao on June 11, 2012, 02:08:50 pm

Cant find it in the book anywhere however have seen it in many practice exams

If it is part of course, can you give me some brief notes on it ?

Thanks

Title: Re: Is the amygdala part of the course??
Post by: brenden on June 11, 2012, 02:13:27 pm

Quote from: nicestllmao on June 11, 2012, 02:08:50 pm

Cant find it in the book anywhere however have seen it in many practice exams

If it is part of course, can you give me some brief notes on it ?

Thanks

Yep. The relevant dot point in the study design is role of the hippocampus and temporal lobe, so the amygdala is examinable as it is within the temporal lobe.
The amygdala is used in the formation of procedural memories (as is the cerebellum), the emotional content of episodic memories and is used as a fear mediator. People with a damaged amygdala feel no fear. There's not a huge amount of information on it