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A Brief Primer on the Neuroscience of Threat and Safety Responses
To review the neuroscience background as briefly and clearly as possible for the non-technical reader, I shall present a simplified version and avoid the use of jargon and acronyms. If the reader wishes to resolve the resulting imprecision, hovering over a highlighted word or phrase will show the technical meaning I intend, and clicking will take you to the glossary for a definition or more information. Of course the system is much more complicated than this.2
All vertebrate animals have a complex
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The exact opposite occurs during the opposing
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This page references:
- "Ballads on the Brain: A Neurobiological Hypothesis"
- "Ballads on the Brain: A Neurobiological Hypothesis"
- "Ballads on the Brain: A Neurobiological Hypothesis"
- Figure 1. A conceptual illustration of neural responses to danger and safety.
- Fight-or-Flight Response
- "Ballads on the Brain: A Neurobiological Hypothesis"