Amygdala is the part of the brain that is positioned nearly to the basics of the brain. As such, it processes some of our basic emotional responses, one of them is the so-called “fight or flight” response. That means that in case of aggression or attack, the amygdala will automatically start working on the solution that is going to save you, <u>whether it is aggression and fight, or running away to safety.</u>
<u>These actions and responses are connected to the emotions of fright and aggression, which are also processed in the amygdala. </u>The amygdala controls our level of aggression or fear and anxiety responses to triggering events, and studies showed that <u>various damages to the amygdala can alter a person’s expression of these emotions</u>, sometimes suppressing them completely.
