Seeing Illness Triggers Immune Response, Study Finds
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Research using VR avatars shows that merely seeing someone who appears contagious can trigger immune responses and threat detection in the brain, highlighting the sensitivity of our behavioral immune system to potential infection cues.
Topics:health#brain-activity#immune-response#infection-detection#innate-lymphoid-cells#science#virtual-reality
- Sight of someone potentially infectious causes immune response, research suggests The Guardian
- Human immune system reacts to the mere sight of infection DW
- Seeing sick faces may prime the immune system to repel invaders Science News
- Human brain may anticipate looming contagion The Transmitter
- Virtual reality could train our bodies to fight infection, study says Euronews.com
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