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-recognizes angry or fearful facial expressions, assesses danger, and elicits the fear of response
-role in many types of anxiety |
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| -plays a role in expressing emotions via gestures, and resolves mental conflict |
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| hippocampus and amygdala play a role in ... |
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| limbic systems interacts with the prefrontal cortex, therefore: |
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-we can react emotionally to things we consciously understand to be happening
-we are consciously aware of emotional richness in our lives |
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| reticular formation has three broad columns along the length of the brain stem which are: |
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-raphe nuclei
-medial(large cell) group of nuclei
-lateral (small cell) group of nuclei |
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| reticular activating system |
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-sends impulses to cerebral cortex to keep it conscious alert and aware
-filters out repetitive and weak stimuli
-severe injury results in coma
-inhibited by sleep centers
-depressed by alc, sleep med, tranquilizers and opiods
-some minor motor functions bc close to spinal cord |
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