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An fMRI study found amygdala novelty responses independent of valence, while negative-novelty interaction appeared in the BNST, qualifying a simple amygdala danger-bias explanation. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: The effects of stimulus novelty and negativity on BOLD activity in the amygdala, hippocampus, and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:8647c0be24e69436b0fc994d737d9b278e465ddd996a834fcea28494862269d8

Our a priori analyses replicated past findings of a novelty response that was independent of valence in the hippocampus and amygdala. The BNST exhibited a novelty response for negative, but not neutral, images. ... These results suggest that the BNST plays a role in the detection of novelty.