Recent human imaging work has expanded the view of amygdala function beyond early findings in animals, but two studies of an individual with bilateral amygdala damage now suggest that we should be thinking even more broadly.
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Todd, R., Anderson, A. Six degrees of separation: the amygdala regulates social behavior and perception. Nat Neurosci 12, 1217–1218 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1009-1217
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