As most new parents can attest, sleepless nights don't exactly make for the most cheerful mornings.
Not only is our cognition slowed, but so is our ability to regulate our emotions since the amygdala – a key component of the limbic system – works overtime, especially in response to negative stimuli. Without the prefrontal cortex to temper our thinking, we can become snappy and irritable.eyed as a potential treatment
Sure enough, the researchers behind this latest investigation noticed a lift in the mood in 13 of the 30 patients with major depression following the sleepless night. Imaging data revealed a possible explanation behind this contrast. Connections between the amygdala and a bridge between the cognitive and emotional regions of the brain called thePosition of the amygdala and the anterior cingulate cortex.
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