Source: Grant & Griffith / Public Domain Most of us would agree that we're living at a time when great troubles stalk the land. Whether we have been impacted by wildfires, flooding, food shortages, ...

The startle response is a sudden, reflex-like response to an unexpected stimulus, such as a loud noise or bright light. It is an unlearned and largely unconscious defense mechanism shared by animals ...

Habituation is the most basic form of learning. Learning is defined as a change in behavior that results from an experience. In habituation, a response to a stimulus weakens when the stimulus is ...