Fear, Memory and the Brain Joseph E. LeDoux, PhD

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	Slide 7: Damage to the amygdala prevents fear conditioning from occuring. Click for: AUDIO
	Slide 8: The amygdala plays its role in fear conditioning because of its connections to other brain areas. Click for: AUDIO
	Slide 9: Sensory inputs reach the amygdala in 2 parallel routes: from the thalamus directly (the low route), and from the cortex (the "high route"). Click for: AUDIO
	Slide 10: The amygdala cannot distinguish a snake from a curved stick, but it responds with freezing. The cortex is required for conscious perception. This suggests a way the brain might unconsciously process emotionally stimuli. Click for: AUDIO
	Slide 11: The amygdala contains many different regions, but not all are involved in fear responses. Click for: AUDIO
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