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What Is The Scariest Thing?
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What Is The Scariest Thing?
  • Published_at:2019-10-24
  • Category:Entertainment
  • Channel:Vsauce
  • tags: Mind Field MindField Halloween Michael Stevens Marathon Science Fear Scary psychology scariest creepy why are things creepy michael stevens vsauce science of fear
  • description: Everyone is scared of something ... but what's the SCARIEST thing? Is it even possible to answer such a question? In this special I explore the dark recesses of the mind to learn how fears are born and whether there exists a grand, unifying terror. FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tweetsauce FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/electricpants D!NG: http://youtube.com/dingsauce MIND FIELD IS NOW FREE: SEASON 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqKdEhx-dD4&list=PLZRRxQcaEjA4qyEuYfAMCazlL0vQDkIj2 SEASON 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sl5KJ69qiA&list=PLZRRxQcaEjA7wmh3Z6EQuOK9fm1CqnJCI SEASON 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktkjUjcZid0&list=PLZRRxQcaEjA7LX19uAySGlc9hmprBxfEP INDEX Fear Conditioning 02:37 Amygdala and Hippocampus 06:03 Amygdalae 06:32 Innate Aversions 06:49 The Web of Fear 07:39 Fear of Death 08:38 Informational Learning/Storytelling 10:30 Nomophobia 12:02 Isolation 12:48 Fear of the Dark 15:25 Fear of Sounds 17:36 Auditory Cortex, Thalamus, and Amygdalae 17:58 Dissonance 19:41 Law of Contagion 22:00 Frission, Amygdala, Hypothalamus, Adrenal Glands, Arrector Pili Muscle, Piloerection Reflex 23:23 Distorted Forms 24:49 Vicarious Learning/Social Fear Transmission 27:14 Innate Aversions 30:05 Category Jamming 31:14 Patient SM, Non-Functioning Amygdalae 35:04 Suffocation 36:44 Midbrain, Brain Stem 37:54
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