Even Babies Feel Stressed Looking at Snakes or Spiders (image)

Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Caption

When the babies saw a snake or a spider (second row) instead of a flower or a fish (first row) of the same size and colour, their pupils enlarged significantly (red versus green curve). This is a distinct signal that they felt stressed looking at these animals.

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Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI CBS)

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