It’s a dark and stormy night. Outside, the wind is howling. Rain is beginning to tap steadily at the window. You decide it’s the perfect setting to watch a scary movie. Armed with a bowl of popcorn, ...

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Researchers identify a brain pathway in humans that enables rapid, unconscious fear responses to scary sounds, similar to ...