Thursday, May 21, 2015

Do you respond to fear/danger as animals do?

"The findings suggest that, despite our sophisticated mental capabilities, our responses are in fact driven by these more primitive processes when in danger.
Lead author, Professor Ian McLaren of the University of Exeter, said: 'This research clearly shows that, in these circumstances, our reaction to a fear-provoking stimulus depends on a primitive response caused by associative learning. This is something we share with other animals."
- Daily Mail.com
Read more at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2088436/Eeek-Human-response-fear-like-animals-thought.html#ixzz3amNYtyGo

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