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The Brain’s Primitive ‘Fear Center’ Is Actually a Sophisticated Mediator

Jae Hyung Woo, a Guarini PhD candidate in psychological and brain sciences, is first author of a new Nature Communications study showing that the amygdala does more than process fear—it mediates between competing learning strategies when we make decisions under uncertainty. Read more.

By Meghan Wicks
Meghan Wicks Communications Specialist