# Mind over matter: Amygdala circuit counteracts pain-driven emotion

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**Created:** [October 31, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/mind-over-matter-amygdala-circuit-counteracts-pain-driven-emotion/701 "2018-10-31T03:32:13Z")\
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> **[Mind over matter: Amygdala circuit counteracts pain-driven emotion: Study...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180625130939.htm)**
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> Two pathways in the brain converging at the amygdala regulate the anxiety and depression that often accompanies chronic pain, suggests research in male rats. One of these pathways may represent a top-down mechanism that controls negative emotion...

  
Two pathways in the brain converging at the amygdala regulate the anxiety and depression that often accompanies chronic pain, suggests research in male rats. One of these pathways may represent a top-down mechanism that controls negative emotion under stress.