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Full paper: Fear and spatial percepcion
Eleonora Vagnoni1, Stella F. Lourenco2, and Matthew R. Longo1. Current Biology Vol 22 No 19
Interesting studies reviewing how fear and phobias may alter the perception of space around us.
Fear is a useful survival strategy; a response which alerts us of some form of threat. Life would be difficult to survive without fear. However, sometimes fear is exaggerated, incommoding or irrational, as in the case of phobias and panic attacks. This may make us feel unable to function. Phobias can be considered a maladaptation of the useful fear response.
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