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(Inhibition of amygdala activity may result in less interference from emotional distractors when performing a task and impaired emotional attention, such as the diminished recognition of an individual after looking at him or her (Blair, 2008).

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Blair, R. J. (2008). The amygdala and ventromedial prefrontal cortex: functional contributions and dysfunction in psychopathy. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 363(1503), 2557-2565. http://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2008.0027

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The amygdala is basically the part of the brain that forms part of your lymbic system. This system is responsible for emotions, basic survival instincts and memory. To inhibit the amygdala is basically to reduce its ability to be triggered by internal and external signals so it will not result in a reaction to these signals. For example, an amygdala that is inhibited will show no response to danger signals that will ...

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