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"People with the low-activity version of the MAOA gene (often called MAOA-L) show significantly higher emotional and brain reactivity when looking at angry or fearful faces compared to people with the high-activity version.Brain imaging studies (such as fMRI research by Meyer-Lindenberg et al.) reveal distinct patterns when these individuals process threatening facial expressions:Hyperactive Amygdala: The amygdala—the brain's emotional and threat-detection center—shows a much stronger surge of activity and blood flow when viewing an angry face.Reduced Prefrontal Control: The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), which helps regulate emotions, calm fear, and inhibit impulsive reactions, shows reduced activity during this process.Emotional Over-Sensitization: Rather than being cold or indifferent to threats, people with the MAOA-L variant are emotionally hypersensitive to negative social cues like anger, meaning their brains register the sight as a more intense emotional threat."

