Problems Associated with the Basal Ganglia

• anxiety, nervousness
• panic attacks
• physical sensation of anxiety tendency to predict the worst Let avoidance
• muscle tension
• tremors
Lie motor problems headaches
low/excessive motivation
The basal ganglia are a set of large structures located near the center of the brain. They help integrate feelings, thoughts, and movement, which is why you jump when you're excited, tremble when you're nervous, freeze when you're facilitate the integration of emotions, thoughts, and physical movement

The Basal Ganglia—The Brain's Idle
They take in sensations from (he body (emotions and thought!*), assist with putting feelings together with the correct body movements, and then help coordinate smooth outflow of motor (or body) movement. When they are working correctly, they keep input and output flowing smoothly, and emo­tions and body movements match each other. What happens when they don't work correctly? Panic disorder patients have basal ganglia that react correctly but to the wrong situations. Their basal ganglia incorrectly activate fight-or-flight body movements and a host of other body responses in re­sponse to the wrong sorts of emotional and environmental input. The fight-or-flight response is a primitive state that gets us ready to fight or flee when we are threatened or scared.

When a person has too much baseline tension or their i too high, we see too much activity in the basal ganglia ana orten enrome anxiety, tension, fear, and the tendency to have a negative or pessimistic out­look on life. Chronic states of anxiety and tension can increase the level of stress hormone production, and this in turn can lead to physical problems such as tension headaches, upset stomach, nausea, diarrhea, ulcer disease, and muscle soreness.

The basal ganglia have a range of optimal performance. You won't feel your best when they are performing above their optimal range or if they are underactive. People with under active basal ganglia frequently have problems with energy, motivation, and decision making.

Of note, some of the most highly motivated individuals that we have scanned, such as CEOs of companies, have had significantly increased activ­ity in their basal ganglia. One of our theories is that excessive basal ganglia activity may be associated with heightened anxiety or, alternatively, with increased motivation. If you do not use increased basal ganglia activity to get things done, you are more likely to feel anxiety and tension. Some people can harness this increased energy and channel it productively to become the "movers" in our society, but they may also suffer from strong inner turmoil.



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