A study published in the journal Neurobiology of Learning and Memory in 2002, for one, suggested that the amygdala is indeed the part of the brain involved in
mediating emotional arousal — and it has a strong impact on learning.
In other words, effective
emotional regulation, promoted by a mother who is able to mentalize even in conditions of increased
arousal as well as in the context of negative and ambivalent mental states,
mediates the relationship between attachment security and mentalization ability.