How Fear Responses Shape Our Actions

What has made you feel afraid? An unknown shadow? An unfamiliar rustle? An unexpected tingle? These experiences build memories that inform your current circumstances. If you sense a threat, your body may activate its stress response, urging you to fight against, flee from, or freeze at the perceived risk. Afterward, you can form a new memory, influencing how you may react to similar dangers in the future.
Storyboard and animation produced by Midnight Snacks for BrainFacts.org.
Scripting by Chia-Yi Hou.
Editorial Production by Tristan Rivera and Juliet M. Beverly.
Scientific Review by Andrew S. Fox.