At some point in our lives, we have all been gripped by fear and heard advice from friends like: “Think it through, listen to your brain, there is no reason to be afraid!”. You will be able to explain to them that the epicenter of fear is in the brain itself, and it is called the amygdala in the body. In this article, we will focus on the anatomical structure of the amygdala, and the roles this structure plays in emotional responses, decision making, and memory.