Abstract
The target article presented a plausible argument that females' susceptibility to threats might be self-protection for staying alive, but some evidence requires scrutiny. We need to consider (1) the biases of narrative reviews, (2) subjective life quality, and (3) the shadow side of extreme reactions to threats before concluding that females' threat-based response is a self-protection mechanism that promotes survival.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | e141 |
| Pages (from-to) | 44-46 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Behavioral and brain sciences |
| Volume | 45 |
| Early online date | 25 Jul 2022 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The commentary is supported by the following: Ministry of Education Key Projects of Philosophy and Social Sciences Research [grant number 21JZD063]; Guangdong Key Project in “Development of new tools for diagnosis and treatment of Autism” [2018B030335001]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [NSFC31871130]; the National Science and Technology Innovation 2030 – Major program of “Brain Science and Brain-Like Research” [2021ZD0200520 and 2021ZD0200531]; Shenzhen Science and Technology Research Funding Program [JCYJ20200109144801736].
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press.
Funding
The commentary is supported by the following: Ministry of Education Key Projects of Philosophy and Social Sciences Research [grant number 21JZD063]; Guangdong Key Project in “Development of new tools for diagnosis and treatment of Autism” [2018B030335001]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [NSFC31871130]; the National Science and Technology Innovation 2030 – Major program of “Brain Science and Brain-Like Research” [2021ZD0200520 and 2021ZD0200531]; Shenzhen Science and Technology Research Funding Program [JCYJ20200109144801736].
