What area of the brain initiates the fight-or-flight response by producing widespread activation of the sympathetic nervous system

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The Amygdala initiates the fight-or-flight response by producing widespread activation of the sympathetic nervous system.

The Amygdala SENDS the response to the hypothalamus

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