The uncertainty of it all
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The amygdala is clearly implicated in the processing of biologically relevant stimuli, particularly those that can lead to a state of fear. A new study by Herry, Bach and colleagues using both mouse and human subjects seemingly throws a wrench in the spokes by demonstrating that the amygdala is sensitive to non-biologically relevant stimuli (i.e. tones) when they occur in an unpredictable fashion. The implications of this finding for understanding the role of the amygdala in vigilance, threat assessment and anxiety are considered here.
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Recent theories of amygdala function argue that the amygdala subserves an abstract function in detecting uncertainty or ambiguity in the environment and in triggering arousal and vigilance as a consequence.
“recent theories of amygdala function argue that the amygdala subserves an abstract function in detecting uncertainty (13) or ambiguity (14) in the environment and in triggering arousal and vigilance as a consequence.”
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- Authors
- Whalen, P. J.
- Affiliations
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Corresponding author
- Whalen, Paul J.
- Venue
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-12
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 499-500
- ISSN
- 1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2039670967
- Cited by
- 198
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 21 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 14 · 2012: 17
- FWCI
- 6.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH080716)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- amygdala, fear, threat assessment, sustained attention, anxiety, unpredictability, tone stimuli
- MeSH terms
- Amygdala, Animals, Anxiety, Arousal, Humans, Risk Management, Uncertainty
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