Amygdala hypothesis

The amygdala hypothesis of chronic fatigue syndrome is an hypothesis published in 2002 by Ashok Gupta, and describes the theory underlying the Gupta programme, which he developed.

Evidence
There is very little evidence to support this theory, and it has not been an important focus for research into ME/CFS.

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 * Unconscious amygdalar fear conditioning in a subset of chronic fatigue syndrome patients - Ashok Gupta (2002)