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The scariest thing is elevated carbon dioxide in the blood caused by an uncontrollable external threat. This triggers primal fear responses even in people without an amygdala.
- 💨 This sensation can be induced by drowning, waterboarding, or forced CO2 inhalation.
- 🧠 The amygdala may actually inhibit fear of internal threats, while older brain regions trigger panic.
- 🐍 The fear response is linked to innate aversions like suffocation and incapacitation.
- 🤯 Category jamming, combining multiple fears, amplifies terror but isn't the single scariest thing.
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