The slippery slope of fear

Joseph E. LeDoux

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2013.02.004

The slippery slope of fear

Joseph E. LeDoux

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Abstract

'Fear' is used scientifically in two ways, which causes confusion: it refers to conscious feelings and to behavioral and physiological responses. Restricting the use of 'fear' to denote feelings and using 'threat-induced defensive reactions' for the responses would help avoid misunderstandings about the brain mechanisms involved.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	155-156
Number of pages	2
Journal	Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Volume	17
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2013.02.004
State	Published - Apr 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience

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