Urbach-Wiethe Disease

Urbach-Wiethe Disease

A woman whom the medical journals just call 'SM' is literally fearless due to a rare genetic condition known as Urbach-Wiethe disease that hardened her amygdala, part of the brain responsible for the fear response. Researchers exposed her to potentially terrifying experiences, and none of them scared her.

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