Ramped up Fight-Or-Flight Response Points to History of Warfare for Humans and Chimps (IMAGE)

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Ramped up Fight-Or-Flight Response Points to History of Warfare for Humans and Chimps

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ADRA2C, a negative regulator of the fight-or-flight response, is less active in humans and chimpanzees owing to genetic changes that facilitate binding of a repressor, NRSF.

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Kang Seon Lee

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