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Suspicion resides in two regions of the brain: Our baseline level of distrust is distinct and separable from our inborn lie detector

May 17, 2012 by

Scientists have found that suspicion resides in two distinct regions of the brain: the amygdala, which plays a central role in processing fear and emotional memories, and the parahippocampal gyrus, which is associated with declarative memory and the recognition of scenes.

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