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erronis

(16,986 posts) Sun Nov 24, 2024, 04:38 PM Nov 24

How Your "Lizard Brain" Fuels Overthinking and Social Anxiety

https://scitechdaily.com/how-your-lizard-brain-fuels-overthinking-and-social-anxiety/

Research indicates advanced brain areas that facilitate social understanding are connected to the amygdala, offering new approaches for psychiatric treatment. Credit: SciTechDaily.com

New research by Northwestern Medicine reveals how humans have evolved advanced brain regions to interpret others’ thoughts, connecting these areas with the amygdala, a part of the brain involved in emotional processing.

Study sought to better understand how humans evolved to become skilled at thinking about others.

Newer parts of the brain that support social interactions are connected to and in constant communication with the ancient amygdala.

First study to map with fMRI never-before-seen details of the brain’s social cognitive network.

Findings have implications for one day treating psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression.

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How Your "Lizard Brain" Fuels Overthinking and Social Anxiety (Original Post) erronis Nov 24 OP

Have you read 'Dragons of Eden' by Calr Sagen? ... marble falls Nov 24 #1

Yes, I had, but my archivist wasn't returning stuff from the stacks quickly enough. erronis Nov 24 #2

I've bought that book at least three times. I know I have one floating arounf here somewhere! The first ... marble falls Nov 24 #3

marble falls

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1. Have you read 'Dragons of Eden' by Calr Sagen? ...

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Sun Nov 24, 2024, 06:55 PM

Nov 24

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dragons_of_Eden

erronis

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2. Yes, I had, but my archivist wasn't returning stuff from the stacks quickly enough.

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Sun Nov 24, 2024, 07:02 PM

Nov 24

I think I read everything I could get my hands on about the brain and evolution and especially by Sagan.

Thanks for the reminder to dig deeper. I just lost all of my book collection earlier this year but I had probably passed this on to fresher mindes.

marble falls

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3. I've bought that book at least three times. I know I have one floating arounf here somewhere! The first ...

Reply to erronis (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 24, 2024, 08:56 PM

Nov 24

... time I read it was a bus trip I made from Akron, Oh to Phoenix in '75. Had it read in three days. Interesting book and Sagan wrote nothing but interesting books.

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