“Cortisol increases blood sugar levels, giving you the energy you need to use your muscles. Adrenaline (also called epinephrine) gives you an energetic feeling that heightens your senses, increases your heart rate and breathing, and can even keep you from… — Catherine M. Pittman Copy Share Image
“The amygdala can accomplish its quick response because of the special properties of another nucleus within it: the central nucleus.” — Catherine M. Pittman Copy Share Image
“The frontal lobes are one of the most important parts of the cortex to understand.” — Catherine M. Pittman Copy Share Image
“The quick reaction that results from the amygdala pathway is typically called the fight-or-flight response.” — Catherine M. Pittman Copy Share Image
“The lateral nucleus is the part of the amygdala that receives incoming messages from the senses.” — Catherine M. Pittman Copy Share Image
“The close connection of the central nucleus to elements of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) provides the amygdala with a great deal of influence… — Catherine M. Pittman Copy Share Image
“the brain is hardwired to allow the amygdala to seize control in times of danger. And because of this wiring, it’s difficult to directly… — Catherine M. Pittman Copy Share Image
“Cortisol increases blood sugar levels, giving you the energy you need to use your muscles. Adrenaline (also called epinephrine) gives you an energetic feeling… — Catherine M. Pittman Copy Share Image
“The frontal lobes are said to have executive functions, meaning that they are where the supervision of many brain processes occurs.” — Catherine M. Pittman Copy Share Image
“When information comes in through your sense organs, it’s directed to the thalamus, which is like the Grand Central Station of the brain” — Catherine M. Pittman Copy Share Image
“The role of the amygdala is to attach emotional significance to situations or objects and to form emotional memories.” — Catherine M. Pittman Copy Share Image
“Approaches to treating anxiety that target the cortex pathway are numerous and typically focus on cognitions, the psychological term for the mental processes that… — Catherine M. Pittman Copy Share Image
“The role of the SNS is to create the fight-or-flight response, an effect that is balanced by the influences of the parasympathetic nervous system… — Catherine M. Pittman Copy Share Image
