science journal - what is fear , how fear is produced and how fear works?
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How fear works
decides where to send incoming
sensory data (from eyes, ears, mouth,
skin)
Emotion centre, save info of threats and determine
possible threats
Riggers fear response
Saves memory
Process data from sense organs
thalamus
amygdala
hypothalamus
Low road
Common in all mammals
thalamus
amygdala
hypothalamus
Sensory cortex
hippocampus
high road
thalamus
amygdala
hypothalamus
decides where to send incoming
sensory data (from eyes, ears, mouth,
skin)
thalamus
amygdala
hypothalamus
Emotion centre, save info of threats
and determine possible threats
thalamus
amygdala
hypothalamus
Triggers ‘fight of flight’ response
Saves yourself as threat has been confirmed
thalamus
amygdala
hypothalamus
Sensory cortex
hippocampus
Process data from sensory organs
Knock!!
Knock!!
thalamus
amygdala
hypothalamus
Sensory cortex
hippocampus
Look for similar situation in
memory bank to understand
situation
thalamus
amygdala
Sensory cortex
hippocampus
It’s just wind.Hehehe!
It’s ok!!!
Knock!!
Knock!!
thalamus
amygdala
hypothalamus
Sensory cortex
hippocampus
Aaaahhh!I am scared!
Danger!!
Fight or
flight
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