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Chemistry Now: The Chemistry of Fear and Fright

Grade Level Grades 3-12
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This video explains what fear is, chemically: a series of responses in the brain and body -- including an increase in heart and respiratory rates, blood pressure, and perspiration -- after release into the bloodstream of two hormones, adrenaline and cortisol, that ready the body for "fight or flight" action.

Keywords: Chemistry, Chemical Reaction, Fear, Stimulus, Behavioral Science

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