Why does extreme danger paralyse some people while others remain calm? Neuroscientists say the answer lies in how the ...
Climber Alex Honnold is set to scale one of the world's tallest buildings without any ropes or safety nets.
Alex Honnold’s brain shows no fear response during extreme climbing stunts. This neuroscientific insight reveals how repeated ...
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Alex Honnold's unusually high REM sleep could be the reason why the free-solo climber remains calm in life-threatening heights. Here's what science says.
The amygdala is a small, almond-shaped structure in the limbic system of our brain, known for its key function in the cascade of events associated with detecting threat. When the thalamus communicates ...