Word: fright
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...more essential to life than that part of the brain in which conscious thought takes place-the cortex. The cat thus operated upon by Dr. Cannon lacked many normally automatic responses to stimuli. A fearsome object, as a dog, did not make it bristle its fur in either fright or anger; its body temperature did not react to counterbalance changes of room temperatures. The experiment thus proves surgically what pharmocologists have long known from the effects of certain drugs (atropin, nitrate, pilocarpin, morphin), what mothers have learned empirically from the rages and frights of their children...
...loose board that makes a loud bang. In that emotional condition we find that his stomach has crawled up the length of several vertebrae. A year later, as a sophomore, we find his stomach back in place, where it ought to be. When you hear a woman describe her fright by saying, 'My heart came right up in my mouth,' she is really describing the cavortings of her stomach...
...Commonwealth, notably being chaplain General Monk. After graduating from Trinity College. Cambridge, he came to London under the patronage of the Duke of Buckingham, with the intention of earning a living as an actor. But though, it is said, he was a fine reader, his seemingly incurable stage fright made an actor's career out of the question...
...Trainer Wilson's pocket. Wilson was his friend, the rat his enemy. He stalked the rat, knocked Wilson down, struck savagely at the rat, wounded Wilson's side, tore Wilson's shoulder, was shot by zoo assistants. Wilson, wounded, recovered. The rat, unhurt, died of fright...
...Standard Aircraft Corp. opened a school for air pilots. Great sport was had by Farmer Glatt and family, at first, watching. Then tyro pilots took to "zooming" (swooping low at) the Glatt house, barn, barnyard, cows, chickens. Farmer Glatt's hens laid few eggs. Baby chicks died of fright. Glatt cows grew nervous, Glatt horses shied, Glatt hogs grunted...