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All right, here we have this true or false question about alcohol.
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Alcohol may temporarily increase negative emotional states in part by dampening activity in the extended amygdala.
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This is a true statement.
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But first, we need to understand why.
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So alcohol, there's a facet of alcohol called liquid courage.
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That's what they colloquially call it.
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And essentially what that means is that it, it dampens the fight or flight reflex, or not reflex, but the fight or flight emotional state that is.
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Brought upon by the amygdala all right so the amygdala the amygdala right that has to do with the fight or flight response fight or flight response now this idea of liquid courage it dampens the amygdala and so it dampens your fight or flight which essentially means it reduces stress it reduces anxiety it's a and that's a lot of what people do is that it helps to reduce the anxiety.
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The problem is that only occurs, that only occurs.
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There's two hours and occurs, aren't there? i can't remember.
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I'm bad at spelling sometimes.
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Only occurs while the alcohol content is increasing, while the alcohol content in your blood is increasing...