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Does Your Fear Guide You in Your Discovery of Identity?

I find the neurobiological response to fear so incredibly intriguing, especially seeing what things affect individuals versus others. There's such a wide variety to choose from- just search up any old list of phobias on the internet and you'll clearly see that. 

It’s fundamental, a deeply wired reaction in our bodies, evolved over the history of life as we know it in order to protect organisms against perceived threat to their integrity of existence.

The amygdala and hippocampus are mostly responsible– the hippocampus processing the perceived threat, and the amygdala givinging that adrenaline rush that we all crave so desperately. This high arousal state can be both from fear or excitement. I don't think it's that much of a leap to suggest that fear and excitement are both connected and therefore can both derive satisfaction. 

More importantly, fear can actually help aid your memory. This is of course only to a certain extent, as prolonged distress of high quantities can actually lead to memory loss in self protection, but I would like to theorize for a moment that the reason that so many of those that have contacted me so far, have had memories after viewing the more high tension scenes from their source material is because of the stress neurotransmitter norepinephrine, promoting the formation of fear based memories by stimulating inhibitory neurons in the amygdala while we are so engrossed in the content. 

The fear feels familiar because it is. It's been living dormant inside you all along. That being said, I would like to inquire about the most distressing moment for you when viewing your own source material? How did it relate to your identity, and did it lead to memories related to said scene afterwards? 

And of course, my dms are always open..

PSY 330 Week 2 DQ 1 Neurobiology

Select one of the following options for this discussion.  Indicate in your post which option you are responding to. Option A:  Review this week’s reading, which introduced the role of neurotransmitters in human behavior and personality.  Use the Ashford University Online Library to locate one peer-reviewed research study which was published in the last five years and that implicates a neurotransmitter as the cause of an abnormal behavior (psychological disorder).  Clearly indicate in your discussion:

a.   The abnormal behavior being studied. b.   The neurotransmitter that is implicated. c.   The role of the neurotransmitter in the expression of the abnormal behavior.  

Your initial post should be a minimum of 250 words and utilize at least one peer-reviewed source that was published within the last five years, cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts.  Respond substantively to two peers who chose a different neurotransmitter or abnormal behavior than you did.  Address the role of the neurotransmitter in the expression of the abnormal behavior that they each selected.  Are there other possible explanations for the cause of this abnormal behavior?  Which explanation do you think makes the most sense?  Why?    Option B: Review this week’s reading, which introduced the impact of early trauma on function and personality development.  Use the Ashford University Online Library to locate a peer-reviewed research study which was published within the last five years and that examines the impact of brain trauma on the function and development of personality.  Clearly indicate in your discussion:

a.   The trauma that occurred. b.   The duration between the time of the trauma and the research study. c.   The impact of the trauma on overall function. d.   The impact of the trauma on personality and behavior.

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Did you know that flies can see their surroundings at 330 degrees thanks to the lenses in their eyes? I am more surprised when I see the fly hitting everywhere in the house.

The day before the Behavioral Neurobiology exam..

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