Study links overthinking to ‘constant communication’ between brain’s fear-centre and social behaviour

NEW DELHI: Overthinking could be related to the constant back-and-forth between the brain’s fear-processing centre or amygdala and the region governing social behaviour, according to a new study.

Reasoning about another person’s thoughts and intentions is a core aspect of social cognition and relies on one’s social cognitive network. It connects brain regions working together to support a person’s ability to understand and interact with others.

“Previous studies have found co-activation of the amygdala and social cognitive network, but our study is novel because it shows the communication is always happening,” senior author Rodrigo Braga, an assistant professor of neurology at Northwestern University, US, said.

Source: PTI News

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