Amygdala | Structure, Damage & Role in Emotion

Amygdala activation in the brain shows response to stress in a series of illustrations explaining brain function

Amygdala: The powerhouse of emotions - CogniFit Blog: Brain Health News

🚨 AMYGDALA HIJACK? Stop the spiral in its tracks! 🚨 When stress or anxiety hits hard, your survival brain (the amygdala) takes over. You can trick it back into calm using your senses. Try the 3-3-3 Rule right now: 1. See 3: Find and name 3 things you can see. 2. Hear 3: Listen for and name 3 things you can hear. 3. Move 3: Gently move 3 different body parts (fingers, neck, toes, etc.). 4. Bonus: Take 3 deep, slow breaths. This shift in focus grounds you in the present and engages your rational

Feeling overwhelmed? Try this simple somatic tool to calm your nervous system. This rhythmic tapping practice, shared by YM Therapeutic Specialist @yogawithkylie, uses bilateral and contralateral stimulation to help reduce anxiety by: ✨ Engaging both hemispheres of the brain ✨ Calming the amygdala (your brain’s built-in alarm system) ✨ Shifting awareness away from racing thoughts ✨ Bringing your focus back into your body and the present moment It’s gentle, accessible, and practical (especially w

👉 When an emotion is intense, the brain’s alarm system (the amygdala) reacts quickly and takes control. You feel on edge. But when you pause and label what you’re feeling, your brain has to engage language and thought. That shift brings activity back to the prefrontal cortex—the part of the brain responsible for reasoning, perspective, and regulation. As a result, the emotional response begins to lose intensity. In simple terms, naming an emotion doesn’t suppress it. It creates space between th