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passengers on an airplane looking worried

Is Fear Contagious?

Source: PBS: Gross Science (on YouTube)

Fear may be able to spread from person to person—just like a virus. Recent studies have indicated that humans can smell fear and disgust in the body odor of those nearby, causing the part of their own brain that processes those emotions to become active.

This entry was posted in Facing Fear, The Thrill of Horror and tagged Health & Medicine, Science & Nature on November 1, 2023 by wesleyb.

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