Amygdala

• Amygdala

  
  

  • Processes emotions so if damaged responsible for impulsivity
  • Controls moral reasoning so may lead to irrational thinking if damaged
  • Damage to right amygdala leads to a greater deficit in decision making in men
  • Can trigger fight or flight response
• A smaller amygdala causes individuals to be less able to make the correct judgements about fear responses. This has led to a smaller amygdala being used to predict future violence.
• right hand side of amygdala is excitatory. Rage and sexual behaviour
• Left hand side of amygdala is inhibitory. Passive behaviour