Describe the different inputs the amygdala receives when suddenly encountering a potentially threatening stimulus.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: First, the thalamoamygdala pathway sends crude and unprocessed sensory information directly from the thalamus to the amygdala. Second, the thalamo-cortical-amygdala pathway sends sensory information to the amygdala after processing in the cerebral cortex. The hippocampus sends information on the context surrounding the stimulus to the amygdala. The prefrontal cortex sends signals to the amygdala for the extinction of fear conditioning.
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