Strange Psychological Facts

[Daniel E.]

The overlap between anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder

In man, damage to the amygdala, or areas of the temporal lobe that include the amygdala can be studied occasionally in suitable single cases. One patient with a rare congenital disease that results in the bilateral degeneration of the amygdala was exposed to live snakes and spiders, toured a “haunted” house, and was shown emotionally harrowing films. There was no experience of fear reported...

 

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[David Baxter PhD]

This is known as state-dependent learning or state-dependent memory.

It is most clearly observable when the individual is in a state of intoxication with alcohol or recreational drugs (or some prescription drugs). I actually did some research into this phenomenon back in the 70s, if I recall correctly.