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The study investigates how humans respond to threats based on their proximity, revealing a shift in brain activity from the ventromedial prefrontal cortex to the periaqueductal gray as a virtual predator approaches. This shift correlates with increased feelings of dread and decreased confidence in escape, highlighting the neural dynamics of threat anticipation. The findings have implications for understanding anxiety-related disorders and the biological mechanisms of threat response.

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