#### [[notes_Neuroscience of Anxiety ]] **Creator**:: [[Dr. K]] **Source**:: [[course_Dr. K's Guide to Mental Health]] **Link**:: [Healthy Gamer](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/neuroscience-of-anxiety) #### Terms - [[CBT]] - [[anxiety]] - [[Exposure Therapy]] - [[Anxiolytic]] - [[neuroticism]] - [[Amygdala]] - [[BNST]] - [[GABA]] - [[mPFC]] - [[Hippocampus]] - [[CRF]] ## Notes - Addressing one aspect of [[brain]] may note be enough to address [[anxiety]] - [[fear]] and [[anxiety]] exist in different of the [[brain]] - Anxiety is pre-fear - Fear is generated in the central nucleus of the [[Amygdala]] - this a short duration response - [[anxiety]] comes frmo the [[BNST|Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis (BNST)]] - more long-term response, is what gives energy to continue having [[anxiety]] - [[mPFC]] and [[Frontal Lobe]]s is what lets us control our thoughts - these are the breaks - [[mPFC]] and [[BNST]] fight for control over your anxiety - [[Hippocampus]] determines how context affects our response - where learned experiences are formed - this is the road - [[genetic]] component of anxiety lies in the relationships of these organs - ![[Pasted image 20220207214740.png]]