https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe The Heart of Fear en-us 2019-05-02 18:19:25 UTC 2025-10-08 17:09:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f555.png james_vs_blorg https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/356354210 This article presents opposing viewpoints on what it means to experience emotions as feelings, and explains the subtle difference between the two: one being an experience and the other being a chemical reaction in the brain. One option is that the amygdala is designed to aid threat detection and responses, and the double path of two different kinds of fear built into the brain. The other option is that brain is just another emotion like love that a person experiences when prompted by certain stimulus.]]> 2019-05-02 18:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/356354210 james_vs_blorg https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/356355233 Genetic disorder stops woman from feeling. Provides example of what it means to be without fear. This could be an example of proof that the amygdala is more of a part of feeling fear, but also is a problem because it would be disproven by the "routing center" idea.]]> 2019-05-02 18:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/356355233 james_vs_blorg https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/356355699 Despite evidence to prove that the brain can be manipulated into giving certain outputs, the mind is completely unaware, and will justify the brain's output. This brings into question whether or not the free will is a construction of the mind based on the brain's outputs.]]> 2019-05-02 18:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/356355699 james_vs_blorg https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/356356967 Weighs the possibilities between the potential splitting of fear into two paths. This considers the issues that come with viewing fear as something outside how normal emotions act, like expecting a unique pathway. Argues both sides.]]> 2019-05-02 18:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/356356967 james_vs_blorg https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/356357340 According to Ohman, fear in the brain has a reliable method of stimulation moving through the brain, which is unique among feelings. The author proposes that the sequence of stimulation from the subcortial pathway into the amygdala implies that conscious thought is not involved in the feeling of fear, but the feeling can be diminished by conscious thought.]]> 2019-05-02 18:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/356357340 james_vs_blorg https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/356358001 Author claims that tests often show the amygdala as the most active portion of the brain in times of fear, but criticizes these experiments as a misattribution of cause. LeDoux claims the amygdala really directs all sorts of information coming through it, and the limbic system does not act as science currently understands.]]> 2019-05-02 18:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/356358001 james_vs_blorg https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/356362163 This image illustrates the currently accepted neural pathology of fear in a simple way. Describes modern understanding of the limbic system's basic pathways.]]> 2019-05-02 18:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/356362163 james_vs_blorg https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/357614645 Actual measurements, very dense in information. Compares the brain's responses to frightening stimuli against mundane stimuli. Amygdala is attributed to being the most important organ in fear response due to greatly heightened activity only during frightening moments.]]> 2019-05-07 13:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/357614645 james_vs_blorg https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/357684012 2019-05-07 15:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/357684012 james_vs_blorg https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/362818749 2019-05-23 07:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/362818749 james_vs_blorg https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/362835097 Really good example of conditioning, helps prove the idea of subconscious association of stimulus and memories that I propose happens with fear.]]> 2019-05-23 08:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/362835097 james_vs_blorg https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/362836033 This essay brings into question the widely accepted idea that once an individual feels fear, their body responds to it. It does so by pointing out contradictions in the current perception of the brain, and offering an alternative model for the brain's functionality. Ultimately, comes to the conclusion that there is not enough proof in the medical field for one conclusion or the other.]]> 2019-05-23 08:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/362836033 james_vs_blorg https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/362836316 2019-05-23 08:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/362836316 james_vs_blorg https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/362836928 2019-05-23 08:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/james_vs_blorg/sp19essay4howe/wish/362836928