Meanings of increase amygdala in English

Increased amygdala reactivity has been discussed in the context of major depression.

Furthermore, the G-allele was associated with increased amygdala responsiveness to emotional facial expressions.

Results: Patients exhibited increased amygdala response to unmasked fearful faces.

Male participants pay more attention to the female face as shown by increased amygdala activity.

The main results were positive associations of separation anxiety scores with amygdala reactivity to emotional faces as well as increased amygdala grey matter volumes.

Our data suggest a potential molecular mechanism by which a reduced capacity for negative feedback regulation of 5-HT release is associated with increased amygdala reactivity.

Some functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have reported increased amygdala response during exposure to emotional stimuli while others have not shown such activation.