Too Much “Feel Good” Brain Chemical May Trigger Social Phobia
Levels of the brain chemical serotonin are too high in people with social phobia, rather than too low as previously believed, a new study says.
Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden conducted brain scans on volunteers and found that those with social phobia -- also called social anxiety disorder -- produced too much serotonin in the amygdala, which is part of the brain’s fear center.
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