List 2 areas of the brain that are primarily involved in anxiety disorders. Give a brief description of how each of the two areas are involved in anxiety. Be specific.
The two areas of the brain that are primarily involved in anxiety disorders are;
The amygdala, present in the limbic system; plays a central role in anxiety disorders as it is a structure that warns us about a danger that is present in our environment and it triggers the fight or flight reaction for getting us out of the situation.
The hippocampus an essential part of the limbic structure that encodes information. Since all old memories depend on the hippocampus, this structure is involved in anxiety disorders like the; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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