Role of amygdala in the experience of fear
The amygdala sends impulses to various parts of the brain, for example, to the hypothalamus to activate the sympathetic nervous system; to the thalamic reticular nucleus to increase reflex movement; and to the laterodorsal tegmental nucleus for the activation of various neurotransmitters such as dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine. All sensory data, with the exception of β