When you work based on fear, you create adrenaline from the fight or flight response.
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But the AbioCor lacks a response to "fight or flight, " a hormonal mechanism triggered by the brain.
Fear and greed, which originate from two of our most primal instincts, fight or flight, are the culprits.
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"It's highly tied to the fight or flight response, " says George Preti, a faculty member at Monell Center.
Some travelers say when they request assistance, an airline gate agent or flight attendant often automatically recommends wheelchair assistance.
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The fight or flight instinct is one of our most basic survival tools.
Each month, the company tells every sales agent or flight attendant how well the company is doing in the bonus categories.
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"Part of our 'fight or flight' reflexes to keep us alive includes the switch into the REM state of consciousness, " he said.
For instance, it could be that looking at females heightens sympathetic nervous system pathways which are associated with fight or flight impulses.
The hallmarks of the Furienmeister are open-mouthed, long-limbed figures, swirling in clouds or robes that give the impression of lightness or flight.
The fight or flight mindset of our ancestors is mimicked in the symptoms of a person suffering from a social phobia, says Chemblis.
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Perhaps the politicians will be shocked into action, by a euro-zone bank run, a chaotic Greek exit, or flight from Italian government debt.
Humans have a lot of reflexes that help keep us alive, part of the "fight or flight" response that arises when we're confronted with danger.
You end up constantly on guard, with your adrenaline pumping to the fight or flight responders in your brain, leaving your best intellectual power untapped and unavailable.
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Those individuals are forced to endure embarrassing moments where they are called out by ticket personnel or flight attendants for having too much girth in front of crowds of people.
If you get your boarding pass on your phone, some airlines can update it if your seat or flight changes so you don't have to stand in line at a kiosk or counter.
Similar to the way measurement conversions or flight prices pop up in a box at the top of your search results, Google will display the number of calories, fat grams and other key nutrition facts for everything from bananas to burritos.
"Understanding how our bodies prepare for fight or flight is just one of the applications of their work, which has also opened the door for a wide range of new, more effective drug treatments with fewer side effects, " Poliakoff added.
While it might sound like this poor mom has what it takes to be the next Andrea Yates, it's important to understand that she's really just adjusting to the "fight or flight" stress hormones that for any new mom or mom-to-be are innate and incredibly powerful, Brizendine said.
Calculate carbon emissions for a road trip or flight and buy offsets to fund worldwide projects that employ those in poverty, such as tree-planting programmes that hire low-income workers, or projects that help both the poor and the environment by distributing fuel-efficient stoves, as opposed to wood-burning ones used in most homes in developing countries.
As they go through basic training or flight school (once again it's the flyboys, and girls, vs. the grunts on the ground) and then into combat, "Starship Troopers" also revisits Hollywood clichis of every war that's ever been fought on the silver screen--including "Star Wars, " which, for these ahistoric recruits, is but a dim cultural memory.
His flight outfit of high boots and jodhpurs and a lightweight jumper worn over a shirt and tie was a replica of the one in which he'd crossed the Atlantic, and he spoke without removing his leather headgear or flight goggles, which were pushed up onto his forehead exactly as Sandy had them positioned in the charcoal drawing hidden beneath his bed.
The third group of symptoms relates to what has been called hyperarousal, which means an emotional, mental and physical tendency to drive one's flight-or-flight nervous system too hard, a classic sign of which is a tendency to startle too easily.
If you can book dinner on Open Table, or a flight on Southwest or United online, then why shouldn't you be able to make an appointment at your local Social Security office the same way?
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When something new pops up, the reptilian brain goes into fight-or-flight, friend-or-foe sensing.
The Okanagan Valley is a four-hour drive from Vancouver, or a quick flight from Seattle or Vancouver to Kelowna International Airport.
As the oldest part of the brain, the amygdala prioritizes survival and regulates the fight-or-flight response.
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Scientists have also discovered that humans apply our fight-or-flight reflexes not only to predators but to data itself!
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