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amygdala

A brain structure that helps detect what is important and learn what feels threatening.

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How prior experience affects emotions

How prior experience affects emotions

Memory gives emotion its context Prior experience is not simply stored as factual memory. It becomes an emotional template that helps the brain interpret what is happening now. When a person has been through a similar event before, the present situation is compared with the older one almost immediately. That comparison helps shape the first […]