Urbach–Wiethe disease: Feel No Fear

You all imagine living in a world where one can spot lies, but have you ever thought about living in a world without fear?  That’s the world that  a 44-year old woman who scientists are studying lives in.  She has a rare condition called Urbach–Wiethe disease in which scientists believe has destroyed her amygdala, the brain structure that is responsible for storing emotional memories.

Researchers have tried to scare this woman without success and even more interesting is that she cannot register the emotion of fear in other people.  She has unfortunately paid for that as she has been held up by knife point, accosted twice and nearly killed in a domestic violence.

While it may sound good for those of us who do feel fear, it definitely has consequences to not feel fear.

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