Across
- 2. ________ Amygdala Volume The combined size of both the left and right amygdala in the brain, often studied to understand emotional processing and behavior.
- 4. A personality pattern characterized by a lack of empathy, shallow emotions, manipulativeness, and often antisocial behavior.
- 5. ______-Unemotional Traits Personality characteristics marked by a lack of empathy, guilt, and emotional expression, often associated with difficulty forming emotional connections.
- 6. Lower-than-normal levels of activity in a specific part of the brain.
- 8. ________ Response The body’s automatic reaction to perceived danger, involving physical and emotional changes (like increased heart rate and alertness), often referred to as “fight, flight, or freeze.”
Down
- 1. A brain structure involved in memory formation and learning, especially linking emotions to memories.
- 3. A small, almond-shaped structure in the brain that processes emotions, especially fear and threat detection, and helps trigger the body’s stress response.
- 7. A brain imaging technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to create detailed pictures of the brain and body.