AyraLightbringer t1_j8fgyqb wrote on February 13, 2023 at 10:34 PM Reply to The brain can rapidly detect and process fearful faces that are otherwise invisible to the eye. There appears to be a neural pathway for detection of fear, which operates automatically, outside of conscious awareness. by Wagamaga Isn't this not both old news and heavily debated? The argument that we had a hardwired pathway for fear detection is from 2001 or something and people have been arguing against that for just as long. Permalink 1
AyraLightbringer t1_j8fgyqb wrote
Reply to The brain can rapidly detect and process fearful faces that are otherwise invisible to the eye. There appears to be a neural pathway for detection of fear, which operates automatically, outside of conscious awareness. by Wagamaga
Isn't this not both old news and heavily debated? The argument that we had a hardwired pathway for fear detection is from 2001 or something and people have been arguing against that for just as long.