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KEY BRAIN STRUCTURES

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Total cards: 4•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Q: What is the amygdala responsible for?

Back (Answer)

A: Threat detection, salience, emotional intensity (especially fear, anger).

#2
Front (Question)

Q: What does the hippocampus do?

Back (Answer)

A: Memory formation, context recognition, spatial navigation.

#3
Front (Question)

Q: What is the prefrontal cortex (PFC) for?

Back (Answer)

A: Planning, regulation, decision-making, impulse control.

#4
Front (Question)

Q: What does the hypothalamus regulate?

Back (Answer)

A: Hormones, hunger, thirst, temperature, stress initiation (HPA-axis).