Autonomic arousal and attentional orienting to visual threat are predicted by awareness

The rapid detection and evaluation of threat is of fundamental importance for survival. Theories suggest that this evolutionary pressure has driven functional adaptations in a specialized visual pathway that evaluates threat independently of conscious awareness. This is supported by evidence that th...

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Main Authors: Hedger, N. (Author), Adams, W.J (Author), Garner, M. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2015-06-01.
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