amygdala
2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Feb 26, 2025 by Arthur Brooks · across every show →
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Feb 26, 2025 neutral
Brooks: Reading Online Hostility Triggers Adrenaline Release Within 74 Milliseconds
“So what happens is that you see something, it stimulates your optic nerve, is processed for what you're reading online with the, in the occipital lobe of your brain, sending a signal to your amygdala, which is the fear and anger, part of the limbic system of t…”
Aug 7, 2025
Heightened Emotion and Clear Logical Reasoning Are Mutually Exclusive
“We have to recognize that there's an antagonistic relationship between the amygdala and the frontal lobe. So the more emotional they are, The less clearly they're thinking, the more clearly they're thinking, the less emotional they are. It's an either or propo…”