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26 Dec 2010, 6:00 pm

People who socialize more have larger amygdalas.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101226/ap_ ... cial_brain

Interestingly a previous study found that a woman without a functioning amygdala had an inability to feel fear.



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26 Dec 2010, 9:48 pm

Well, I would think the two are related. The better you are at socializing, the more fine-tuned your radar will be. That includes fear, among other things.