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Maverick4
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http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/amygdala.jpg
(Cat-Scans of SM's brain. Note the deteoriation in the central part of the brain)

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Title says it all. A woman who literally can't feel fear. At first, this wouldn't seem that bad. You could watch SAW without flinching, and go through the scariest haunted house without fluttering an eyelash. Yet it could take a more serious turn: if you can't feel fear, how do you know if its safe?

So I was curious as to what my fellow AGer's thought about this, and the possible implications of it. Here are somethings that you should probaly think about:

-Could a medication be created to recreate the affects (or lack therof) of this?

-What are some of the problems that this disease could cause? Some good?

-How could you see this affection your own life? What would you do?

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314d1
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Fear is useful, as you can see by the fact that we still have it. Probably not as useful now, but of course our ancestors who don't have the conveniences of modern life and a tiger chasing them needed the fight or flight reaction.

Having said that, there are some instances were it would be counteractive in a modern society. Mostly in military applications, soldiers can be held back by fear, police losing there head in a situation, and other combat work. If it were able to be like a "switch" then it could also be useful in random civilian life, a person afraid of heights and flying could take a business trip without fear, maybe in extreme sports (Though that would ruin the fun of it...), and especially in medical situations were patients are effected by some kind of hysteria or fear.

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i wish i could feel no fear but i dont want brain damage with it

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