Shyness inherited?
2003-06-20 06:45:40.562895+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
More evidence in the "some of us are just introverts" observation: Shyness may be inherited.
All the subjects were exposed to a series of pictures of faces with neutral expressions. After they had become accustomed to those pictures, new faces were introduced while the researchers measured the reaction of the amygdala structure in their brains using magnetic resonance imaging.
The brains of the once-shy children were much more active than the other subjects.
"No, I'm not sulking, I just have an exciteable amygdala."