front 1 Emotion | back 1 A complex state of feeling that results from a physical and psychological response to an external stimuli
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front 2 Theory of the Emotional Brain | back 2 Proposed by LeDoux; states that our primary emotions are determined in large part by the limbic system, including the amygdala, hypothalamus, and thalamus
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front 3 Low Road | back 3 Fast route; takes a direct route to the amygdala
The amygdala reacts immediately to sensory input and activates response system Useful in the case of immediate danger where a quick reaction can make the difference between life and death; fight or flight response |
front 4 High Road | back 4 The slow route; takes an "indirect route" to the amygdala
this route involves evaluation of the stimulus and consideration of the appropriate response Thought processes take over the instinctive emotional response. |
front 5 Study Used | back 5 LeDoux (1998): the emotional brain |