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The human fear-circuitry and fear-induced \nfainting in healthy individuals \nThe paleolithic-threat hypothesisPreprint

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Background

Bracha, H. S., Bracha, A. S., Williams, A. E., Ralston, T. C., Matsukawa, J. M., Bracha, H. S., Ma, J., Ma, M. M., Bracha, A. S., & Williams, A. E. (2004)

Freeze, Flight, Fight, Fright, Faint: Adaptationist Perspectives on the Acute Stress Response Spectrum

Bracha, H. S. (2004) · CNS Spectrums · doi:10.1017/s1092852900001954 · Cited by 497 · see citing works

Evolution and fear-fainting

Bracha, H. S., Bienvenu, O. J., & Person, D. A. (2006) · Clinical Autonomic Research · doi:10.1007/s10286-006-0359-y · Cited by 3 · see citing works

In response: Evolution and fear-fainting

Diehl, R. R. (2006) · Clinical Autonomic Research · doi:10.1007/s10286-006-0363-2