Abstract
The fight-or-flight response, described for the first time by Walter Bradford Cannon (1871–1945), is a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a harmful event or threat. It consists of autonomic-driven physiological changes such as acceleration of cardiac and respiratory rates, release of stored energy, dilation and more blood supply to muscles, mydriasis and so forth (Cannon, 1927).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 27-28 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical |
Volume | 195 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ancient Egypt
- Fight-or-flight response
- Neurology
- Physiology
- Sinuhe
- Egyptology
- Middle Kingdom
- Literature