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Why Lacking Charisma and Hanging Out with Toxic People Can Decrease Your Longevity with Vanessa Van Edwards

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Unknowingly Activating Fear Centers in the Brain

The chapter discusses a study involving two groups of participants, one running on treadmills and the other going skydiving, both wearing sweat suits. Sweat samples were taken from both groups and unknowingly smelled by participants undergoing an fMRI scan, revealing that smelling fear sweat activates fear centers in the brain. This information explains why someone might feel bad when they are with someone else.

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