Anxiety dissociates the adaptive functions of sensory and motor response enhancements to social threats

Efficient detection and reaction to negative signals in the environment is essential for survival. In social situations, these signals are often ambiguous and can imply different levels of threat for the observer, thereby making their recognition susceptible to contextual cues – such as gaze directi...

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Main Authors: Marwa El Zein, Valentin Wyart, Julie Grèzes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-12-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/10274