More is being revealed about various regions of the brain these days than ever before.
According an article in a publication of American Association for the Advancement of Science, the amygdala is a small structure deep in the brain important for interpreting the social and emotional meaning of sensory input – from recognizing emotion in faces to interpreting fearful images that inform us about potential dangers in our surroundings.
It seems that an overgrowth in the amygdala of babies could be the cause for autism in later life.
