You don't think your way out of a tiger attack

(California Institute of Technology) Assistant Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience Dean Mobbs and other researchers have discovered the presence of two 'fear' circuits in the brain. One circuit deals with immediate threats without using conscious thought. The other circuit deals with more distant threats in a cognitive, strategic fashion.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news