Fear and Data
Maggie shares her unique experience in a haunted house, revealing a rollercoaster of fear responses that differ significantly from typical data. Shankar suggests that our evolutionary past shapes what we fear, highlighting the contrast between primal fears and modern dangers like driving. The analysis of Maggie's galvanic skin response uncovers intriguing insights into individual reactions to fear stimuli.In this clip
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Hidden Brain
Episode 6: The Science of Fear
Related Questions
What is the neuroscience behind fear as discussed in the episode Vegas Mogul To Medicine Man with Shawn Chester #348 and the clip Confronting Fear?
I have a question about the episode Erasing Fears & Traumas Based on the Modern Neuroscience of Fear | Huberman Lab Podcast #49 and the clip Rewiring Trauma Narratives. If a person had a traumatic experience with a spider and experiences fear every time they see a spider or are triggered, but uses breathwork to calm the body immediately afterward, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear?
What else has Andrew Huberman said about fear responses?