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It’s Halloween week, and the amygdala is famous as the brain’s fear center. A new study recorded single neurons in 42 people and found amygdala cells whose firing helps predict which ordinary pictures will stick, pleasant or unpleasant.
October 28, 2026 · 9 min read
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