Andrew Huberman· PhD
So, there's clearly a powerful descending effect coming from the amygdala which is a major site for processing emotion, fear, stress and whatnot that can affect breathing.
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So, there's clearly a powerful descending effect coming from the amygdala which is a major site for processing emotion, fear, stress and whatnot that can affect breathing.
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So, there's a landmark paper published in the '50s where they stimulated in the amygdala of cats, and depending on where they stimulated, they got profound changes in breathing.