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I’m not sure it takes much intelligence to feel fear. Many fears can be highly instinctive and even irrational.
by mr_toad 7y ago
I’m not sure it takes much intelligence to feel fear. Many fears can be highly instinctive and even irrational.
- mattkrause 7y agoThe most common projection from the mouse retina is actually a highly-specialized and evolutionarily-conserved hawk detector. It responds to dark, looming stimuli against bright or grey backgrounds. This is one of my favorite discoveries: https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/early/2012/08/08/1211547109.full.pdf https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/early/2012/08/08/121154710...
- RyanHamilton 7y agoThanks for that link, that was an interesting read.