Amygdala
Samson, our yellow lab, celebrated his second birthday yesterday, 14 years old in dog years. That means I have three 14 year old males in my house! Sam seems to be settling down, finally, and is becoming a good house dog and watch dog. I see the same thing with my sons, on the cusp of manhood, there are glimmers of hope. Here's an excerpt from a health report Ricky did this year:
"Scientists recently found out that the amygdala, 'a tiny bundle of nerves mediates emotions such as fear, anger and anxiety,' takes over teenagers’ brains. As teens get older, their frontal lobes, reason and judgment, control the emotions from the amygdala."
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