Even just a few slow mindful breaths can dial up your present moment awareness, become more present to others, and circumvent what’s known as an ‘amygdala hijack’ when we are. Courage is the ...

The amygdala is a part of the brain important for emotional responses, especially fear. It is thought to be important in anxiety disorders. A new UC Davis study reveals new cell types in different ...

Called an “amygdala hijack,” this is when your brain goes into automatic response, and it overshadows more rational, logical processing. You literally may not be able to think straight—and ...

On the first day Modern Machine Shop visited Westminster Tool, employees were talking about the “amygdala hijack.” This term describes the moment when the defensive, primitive, emotional part of our ...

The game simulates an “amygdala hijack”, the moment when the emotional response floods the brain and making rational decisions becomes impossible. At other points, words split out into related ...

This hormonal imbalance may trigger a reaction in the brain known as an 'amygdala hijack.' Essentially, this redirects blood flow from the logical, 'thinking' part of the brain to the more primal ...

The amygdala is what scientists call the emotional ... This is referred to as an emotional hijack. Emotional hijacks aren't ...

It can even hijack the calls you make to your bank using your Android phone. FakeCalls is a banking trojan that focuses on voice phishing, where victims are deceived through fraudulent calls ...