• Question: what part of the brain triggers fear?

    Asked by Spearofstiles to Rob, Stu, Euan, Deborah on 18 Jun 2016. This question was also asked by Em&Liv.
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      Deborah Prunty answered on 18 Jun 2016:

      From what I can find (yes, I looked it up. Brains aren’t something I work with much) the amygdala is what triggers fear. It triggers our fight or flight response. It’s modified and controlled by our cortex, the rational part of our brain. That’s why we don’t go completely overboard at little frights.

      Someone else might be able to give you a better answer though.

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