Fear Quote by Robert M. Sapolsky

“The role of the amygdala is to attach emotional significance to situations or objects and to form emotional memories.”

— Catherine M. Pittman

“amygdalae filter through the information to determine its threat-level significance and mobilizes a response.”

— David DiSalvo

“During sustained stress, the amygdala processes emotional sensory information more rapidly and less accurately, dominates hippocampal function, and disrupts frontocortical function; we’re more fearful,…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

“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

“The amygdala responds to imaginary information in the same way it responds to a real situation, so anxiety brought about by thoughts and images…

— Matt Lewis

The amygdala, along with related areas..., plays a crucial role in coordinating perceptions with memory and behavior. These regions are especially sensitive to social…

— Daniel J. Siegel

“Moreover, sustained stress and glucocorticoid exposure enhance LTP and suppress LTD in the amygdala, boosting fear conditioning, and suppress LTP in the frontal cortex.…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

You have to understand that PTSD has to be an event that you experience, a very traumatic event. And actually, there is evidence that…

— Dale Archer

“The existence of different memory systems explains why you can experience anxiety in a situation without any conscious memory (or understanding) of why the…

— Catherine M. Pittman

Fear engages a cortisol/hormonal/fight-or-flight-get-out-of-Dodge response that shuts down all but the essential functions.

— Bryan Johnson

“The “Intense World” paper proposed that if the amygdala, which is associated with emotional responses, including fear, is affected by sensory overload, then certain…

— Temple Grandin

“even a small amount of ambiguity triggers increased activity in the amygdalae—two deep brain structures that play a major role in our response to…

— David DiSalvo