From the Ted Talk by Matt Walker: How sleep affects your emotions
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Well, several years ago, we conducted a brain imaging study. And we took a group of healthy adults. And we either gave them a full night of sleep or we sleep-deprived them. And then the next day, we placed them inside an MRI scanner, and we ______ at how their emotional brain was reacting. And we focused on one structure in particular, it's ______ the ________. And the amygdala is one of the centerpiece regions for the generation of ______ emotional reactions, _________ negative emotional reactions.
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Original Text
Well, several years ago, we conducted a brain imaging study. And we took a group of healthy adults. And we either gave them a full night of sleep or we sleep-deprived them. And then the next day, we placed them inside an MRI scanner, and we looked at how their emotional brain was reacting. And we focused on one structure in particular, it's called the amygdala. And the amygdala is one of the centerpiece regions for the generation of strong emotional reactions, including negative emotional reactions.