Images of Being Loved, Cared for Reduce Brain’s Response to Threat

The brain’s fear-generating capacity is a vital mechanism of protection that allows humans to respond appropriately to potential threats to their safety. From a biological perspective, the brain’s threat response is mediated by the limbic system via a pair of rounded appendages known as the right and left amygdalae. The amygdalae are involved in memory, decision-making and … Continue reading Images of Being Loved, Cared for Reduce Brain’s Response to Threat