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Human fMRI research supports amygdala sensitivity to unusual or unknown stimuli and allocation of processing resources, but does not by itself establish a general human negativity bias toward all bad news or unfamiliarity. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: A unique role for the human amygdala in novelty detection · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:d3e8d10a9e40738f642d182449ec2c6e2fc016c8cb124bebb7f6b93710ca8c15

The amygdala appears especially sensitive to unusual stimuli, resulting in preferential processing of uncommon stimuli ... the amygdala is involved in allocating resources to determine the attributes and potential impact of unknown stimuli.