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. 2007 Oct 16;104(42):16396-7.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.0707885104. Epub 2007 Oct 9.

Has evolution primed humans to "beware the beast"?

Arne Ohman¹

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PMID: 17925439
PMCID: PMC2034250
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0707885104

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Has evolution primed humans to "beware the beast"?

Arne Ohman. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007.

. 2007 Oct 16;104(42):16396-7.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.0707885104. Epub 2007 Oct 9.

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Arne Ohman¹

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¹ Section of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden. arne.ohman@ki.se

PMID: 17925439
PMCID: PMC2034250
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0707885104

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