Chapter
Understanding the Threat Reflex
19:58 - 26:33 (06:34)
The threat reflex is how specific events get attached to our reflex sending a whole set of other functions into action like freezing, activation of the adrenals, activation of locus coeruleus, anti-pain system in the PAG, etc., leading to either fight or flight response depending upon how one wants to combat things that they feel threatened by.
Clips
The amygdala is not a fear center, but instead, it is a crucial component of the threat reflex that triggers the fight, flight, or freeze responses in humans.
19:58 - 24:19 (04:20)
Summary
The amygdala is not a fear center, but instead, it is a crucial component of the threat reflex that triggers the fight, flight, or freeze responses in humans. It is responsible for attaching specific things that scare an individual to their reflex.
ChapterUnderstanding the Threat Reflex
EpisodeErasing Fears & Traumas Based on the Modern Neuroscience of Fear
PodcastHuberman Lab
This podcast explains the biological mechanisms behind the freeze response that occurs when one experiences fear, the resulting activation of adrenals, locus coeruleus, PAG and endogenous opioids, and the impact it has on numbing, pain relief, and behavior.
24:19 - 26:33 (02:13)
Summary
This podcast explains the biological mechanisms behind the freeze response that occurs when one experiences fear, the resulting activation of adrenals, locus coeruleus, PAG and endogenous opioids, and the impact it has on numbing, pain relief, and behavior.