Example Sentences

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While the democratization of information has been incredible and a net positive thing for society, our minds, our amygdalae have not caught up with the culture that we’ve created.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Our amygdalae activate as soon as our brains spot deviations from routine, social norms, and in-group tendencies.

From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2017

One often-­reported finding was that as anxious patients who were undergoing C.B.T. began to feel calmer, activity in their amygdalae — the nutlike structures that are integral to the brain’s fear circuitry — significantly quieted.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2015

Instead, she had a panic attack, just like the other subjects in the experiment, both of whom also had damaged amygdalae.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 31, 2014

These empathy-impaired subjects had amygdalae that fired less when distressed faces were presented.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2014