> it's the fight or flight response One time I was watching TV, a nature documentary, with my pet rabbit hopping around nearby. You should have seen her reacti

> it's the fight or flight response One time I was watching TV, a nature documentary, with my pet rabbit hopping around nearby. You should have seen her reaction when they played the sound of a rattlesnake on TV! Poor bunny was out of the room in no time and stayed quivering and stamping for quite a while. So when I read about things like misphonia or even food aversion, my first thought is that these people may be showing the rough outline of genetic variants that may, in the right circumstances, be advantageous. (Of course most times it's maladaptive, but you need that initial variance for evolution to act on). Lo and behold: https://blog.23andme.com/23andme-research/something-to-chew-on/ https://blog.23andme.com/23andme-research/something-to-chew-...