Question

Older adults experience less negative emotion and depression and more well-being because there is a higher amount of amygdala activation in their brains. True or False

Answer 1

Answer: It is a false statement

Explanation:

Amygdala is a structure next to the hippocampus. The amygdala is responsible for processing emotions and fear learning. It links areas of the cortex that process higher cognitive information with the hypothalamic and brain stem systems. The best example is the fight or flight mode. Amygdala tends to decrease with age so when a person starts to age it the activity of amygdala tends to decrease.

Answer 2

The right answer is False (there's less amount of amygdala activation).

At the cerebral level, the influence of emotions on memory seems to be due to a close relationship between the structures involved in the treatment of emotions and the structures that underlie mnemic processes.

What allows us to have emotional experiences is the so-called "emotional brain" composed of several brain structures, the most important of which is the amygdala.

The activity of the amygdala tends to diminish with age. So in the elderly, their activity is small enough that their perception of emotion is low compared to that of a young subject.