Nancy asked: > What are the possible results in terms of behavior if the amygdala is > damaged? > The short answer: a)Interference with learned fears. b)Disruption of social behavior, esp. (sexual) mounting of inappropriate objects and difficulty in responding appropriately to social signals from other animals. c)reduction in aggression. But a lot of this really depends on exactly which part of the amygdala is damaged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, West Chester Univ. of PA, West Chester, PA 19383 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, herpetoculturist and bluegrass fiddler ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shameless self promotion: The Mill Creek Bluegrass Band performs every Tuesday night at Dugal's Inn, Mortonville, PA. Call 610- 486-0953 for directions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
