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Do extreme sports athletes have different brains? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by avidseeker@lemmy.world to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world
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How are they able to perform well under intense pressure? Literally life or death situations. I'm talking about hardcore parkour or crazy people climbing skyscrappers.

Have their brains been altered that they can't feel fear from their stunts?

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[-] dystop@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

came in here to say exactly this. for some people, their fear response is stunted.

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