• Question: why do we react to scary things

    Asked by anurmahomed to Jemma, John, Katie, Lisa on 28 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Jemma Ransom

      Jemma Ransom answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      Hi @anurmahomed,

      We react to scary things with the ‘fight or flight’ response as your brain identifies things in the environment likely to endanger your life. This sets in train a reaction where you increase the amount of circulating adrenaline in your body which increases muscle contractility and prepares you to wither run, or fight!

      Jemma

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