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A gene is a segment of DNA that contains codes to make proteins and other important ... Electrical impulses and chemical signals carrying messages across different ... of information to the front of the brain, which is linked to thought and emotion. ... Amygdala—The brain's "fear hub," which activates our natural "fight-or-flight" 

OUR ELECTRIC EMOTIONS: What actually causes ...

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Susie Macomber - 2013 - ‎Psychology

What actually causes mental/emotional illness? ... to the sudden burst of the fight-or-flight activity associated with the sympathetic nervous system. ... toward increasing blood sugar and metabolism, they shift it away from synthesis of proteins.

OUR ELECTRIC EMOTIONS

 By Susie Macomber