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The Science of Emotions & Relationships
An explanation of the key brain structures in the social homeostasis circuit, including the detector and control centers.
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But the detector that underlies social homeostasis involves mainly two structures. One is called the ACC, the anterior cingulate cortex, and the other is the BLA, basolateral amygdala. And when you hear the word amygdala, you're probably thinking fear.
But today, as you'll see, the amygdala actually has many different subcompartments and components.
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