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Fear really resides in a different area of the brain than its inhibitory mechanisms
October 18, 2012 by NewsBot
Do you suffer from a phobia? Maybe arachnophobia? Then you know very well that even if you do not feel uneasy when imagining a huge and hairy tarantula in the therapist’s office, you still jump out of the shower screaming upon seeing a tiny spider. Why is it so hard to get rid of a phobia?