The brain’s hidden fear mechanism may explain anxiety and PTSD

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The brain has a remarkable ability to recognize danger, but new research suggests that this survival mechanism may also explain why people sometimes feel threatened in situations that are actually safe. The discovery offers a possible explanation for the intense fear responses associated with anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

For years, scientists believed that fear helps the brain distinguish more clearly between threatening and harmless expe...

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