Raakee was walking home late at night. She was terrified because she thought she heard someone following her. Raakee realized later that she could remember exactly what the street looked like when she thought she heard the footsteps. This experience highlights the role of the ____________ in ____________.

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The amygdala plays a key role in processing fear and danger, as well as in tagging emotional events for future retrieval. In this scenario, Raakee's ability to remember the street when she thought she heard footsteps suggests that her amygdala was tagging the event for future reference. The frontal lobe, while important in decision making and planning, is not as directly involved in processing fear and danger.

Raakee Was Walking Home Late at Night