CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Studies have shown that there are two pathways through which the amygdala’s fear responses can be triggered: a fast “low road” from the thalamus to the amygdala, and a slower “high road” that passes from the thalamus to the neocortex and only then to the amygdala, said LeDoux.

Detailed explanation-2: -Each of these components contribute to the experience of fear, anxiety, and stress. However, there are two primary pathways to anxiety that create a chain-like reaction thus triggering an emotional and physiological response. The two pathways occur via the amygdala and the pre-frontal cortex.

Detailed explanation-3: -Information about an external stimulus reaches the amygdala by two ways: by a direct pathway from the thalamus and by an indirect pathway from the thalamus via the cortex to the amygdala. The direct pathway is shorter and faster, but therefore provides only a crude representation of the stimulus.

Detailed explanation-4: -The fast pathway records sharp, localized pain (such as that caused by cutting your skin) and transmits this information to the cortex in less than a second. The slow pathway travels through the limbic system, a detour that delays arrival at the cortex by seconds.