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Amygdala - Friendship Region. You know those people.

Amygdala - Friendship Region

You might even envy them. They seem go out every night, have hundreds of friends and give every appearance of living a fabulous life. You may have thought it was their charm or good looks, but new research suggests it might be all in the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure in the brain. Case Study - Boy without cerebellum. Heather and David Britton want everyone to understand a few things about their giggling, bespectacled 3-year-old son, Chase. "He's happy. We call him the Little Gremlin. BRAINMAPS.ORG - BRAIN ATLAS, BRAIN MAPS, BRAIN STRUCTURE, NEUROINFORMATICS, BRAIN, STEREOTAXIC ATLAS, NEUROSCIENCE.