Danielle Muscato (she/her)

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Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Now, if the stimulus is something amygdalae recognize as traumatic, or close enough: Your brain actually BYPASSES the parts responsible for judgement, language processing, speech—if it's real bad, it'll even stop bothering to tighten the muscles that hold urine in your bladder! — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 8, 2022

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Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

When the amygdalae in the brain (the "air traffic control tower") initially receive input from the ears, eyes etc, they decide what to do with it. For most stimuli, say, seeing a person's face, the amygdalae routes the signal to eg the fusiform facial recognition area, etc. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 8, 2022

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Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

What your brain is doing, when it's triggered from scary stimuli because of #PTSD, it's oversensitive and responds with panic in situations in reality that may not be dangerous. Your brain is preparing you to fight or run away: Muscles tighten, heart rate increases to get oxygen — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 8, 2022