The Sixth Sense as compensation for anxiety



Anxiety - a property that once, in ancient times, it was undoubtedly an evolutionary advantage. It allowed time to jump and run - and hence survive
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And if you have a restless, overly nervous one, in times of crisis with him may be much safer. His complex, volatile relationship with the world may be a sign of having a sixth sense, allowing the skin to sense danger.

French researchers found that the brain processes the information alarming figures relating to the likely threats by other parts of the brain, as compared to the more relaxed people.

"Unflappable" personality type "Big Lebowski" perceived threat of the same back streets of the brain, what recognize facial expressions. And nerve personalities like "Woody Allen" threats come straight to the departments responsible for the action.

This means that once the anxiety could give an evolutionary advantage, though endowed with it people can be seem overly sensitive to the contemporary world.

This is the conclusion the researchers came as a result of a series of tests on the reaction of people in relation to the frightened or irritated people. They watched how people respond to change the direction of gaze and facial expressions of other people in different emotional states. These reactions were recorded as changes in the activity of different brain.

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