What overthinking after a party has to do with your 'lizard brain'
8 days ago
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- Intrusive thoughts post-conversation reflect deep evolutionary social cognition.
- Study links newer social brain regions with ancient fear-processing amygdala.
- Social brain and amygdala communicate constantly, influencing social behavior.
- Medial nucleus of amygdala key in understanding social cues like aggression.
- High-resolution fMRI reveals previously undetected details in social cognitive network.
- Findings may improve non-invasive treatments like transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).