PSYC 362 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex, Adrenal Medulla, Amygdala

• School: Binghamton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 362
• Professor: Maria Romero

Document Summary

Emotion= a behavior that has consequences for survival and reproduction. Emotional response consists of three components: behavioral muscular movements that are appropriate to the situation that elicits them, autonomic facilitate the behaviors and provide quick mobilization of energy for vigorous movement, hormonal reinforce the autonomic response. Hormones, secreted by the adrenal medulla further increase blood flow to the muscles and cause nutrients stored in the muscles to be converted into glucose. The integration of the components of fear appears to be controlled by the amygdala. The amygdala is located within the temporal lobes. It consists of several groups of nuclei, each with different inputs and outputs and with different functions. The lateral nucleus: receives information from all regions of the neocortex, including the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, the thalamus, and the hippocampal formation. The lateral nucleus sends information to the basal nucleus (b) and to other parts of the brain.