Neuroscience of instinct: How animals overcome fear to obtain food (w/ Video)
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 16:31
in Mathematics & Economics
(PhysOrg.com) -- When crossing a street, we look to the left and right for cars and stay put on the sidewalk if we see a car close enough and traveling fast enough to hit us before we're able to reach the other side. It's an almost automatic decision, as though we instinctively know how to keep ourselves safe.