Eight-year-old Britton is an outgoing,friendly child.Recently,Britton was in a skiing accident and suffered damage to her amygdala.
A) Describe the two pathways by which emotional information reaches the amygdala.(Hint: include the function of each pathway-what does each pathway do?)
B) Describe which emotions or situations Britton is likely to have trouble with after the accident.

A) "Fast" path-sensory information travels quickly through the thalamus to the amygdala for priority processing.This enables us to respond to emotional information quickly and prepares our bodies for a reaction.
"Slow" path-sensory material travels from the thalamus to the cortex (visual,auditory,etc.) before being passed along to the amygdala.This provides for a more deliberate and thorough evaluation of the emotional information,allowing us to assess and confirm whether a threat exists.
B) If Britton's amygdala is damaged,she may have trouble remembering to avoid harmful situations in the future and she may have difficulty reading faces,particularly when others are distressed or when judging someone's trustworthiness.Britton may also have trouble experiencing fear in the future.