In these experiments a clear gender-related lateralization of the amygdala involvement in emotionally influenced memory was shown. Female subjects showed enhanced activity in the left amygdala, whereas male subjects showed activity in the right amygdala after watching the provocative films. Now the amygdala plays a huge role in memory associated with emotional arousal, it therefore is of huge importance in drug addiction. Drugs alter the brain chemistry by either inhibiting or stimulating the binding of different neurotransmitters. They pretty much mess up the brain’s chemical balance to induce different emotions. The amygdala, which is the center of emotional memory works to memorize these different change in emotions and thus works
