Fight-or-flight response
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The fight-or-flight or the fight-flight-or-freeze response, also known as hyperarousal or acute stress response, is a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attac
Bison hunted by dogs
Cat and dog standoff
Dog and cat showing fight or flight responses
Walter Bradford Cannon
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Walter Bradford Cannon was an American physiologist, professor and chairman of the Department of Physiology at Harvard Medical School. He coined the term "fight or flight response", and developed the
Fight-or-flight response
…response, is a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival. It was first described by Walter Bradford Cannon in 1914 which he referred to as "the necessities of fighting or flight" in 1915. His theory states that animals react to threats with a general discharge…
Walter Bradford Cannon
Walter Bradford Cannon