Anxiety and shyness
Author: adminAccording to researchers, the brains of people who suffer from anxiety and shyness may respond to stress and show signs of being anxious even in situations that are considered to be safe by others.
The researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have studied brain activity behaviour and stress hormones in monkeys. Those ho have the most anxious temperaments showed higher activity in the amygdala, which regulates emotion and triggers reactions to anxiety.
The research just made a strong boost to the long known fact that children with an anxious temperament are at increased risk for developing anxiety disorders, depression and substance abuse. It also concludes that those people who are having this problems find it difficult to be calm because their brains are somewhat wired in a way that keeps them tense and anxious.
*Source: LiveScience.com