The two different pathways in the brain involved in the detection of danger differ from one another with respect to
a. their roles in panic disorder versus specific phobia.
b. the amount of conscious thinking and reasoning.
c. the detection of reality-based versus unrealistic threats.
d. their presence in humans versus lower animals.
Answer: b.
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