Threat prompts defensive brain responses independently of attentional control.

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Cerebral Cortex

• Publication date

  2012-02-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1093/cercor/bhr060PMID 21666127
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