New research from the University of Exeter has found that being shown pictures of others being loved and cared for reduces the brain's response to threat. The study discovered that when individuals are briefly presented pictures of others receiving emotional support and affection, the brain's threat monitor, the amygdala, subsequently does not respond to images showing threatening facial expressions or words. This occurred even if the person was not paying attention ...Saturday 8 November 2014
Brain's Response to Threat Nullified by Images of Being Loved and Cared for
New research from the University of Exeter has found that being shown pictures of others being loved and cared for reduces the brain's response to threat. The study discovered that when individuals are briefly presented pictures of others receiving emotional support and affection, the brain's threat monitor, the amygdala, subsequently does not respond to images showing threatening facial expressions or words. This occurred even if the person was not paying attention ...
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