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. 2013 Apr;17(4):155-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2013.02.004. Epub 2013 Mar 13.

The slippery slope of fear

Joseph E LeDoux  1
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The slippery slope of fear

Joseph E LeDoux. Trends Cogn Sci. 2013 Apr.

Abstract

'Fear' is used scientifically in two ways, which causes confusion: it refers to conscious feelings and to behavioral and physiological responses. Restricting the use of 'fear' to denote feelings and using 'threat-induced defensive reactions' for the responses would help avoid misunderstandings about the brain mechanisms involved.

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