What Is The Scariest Thing

Everyone is scared of something ... but what's the SCARIEST thing? Is it even possible to answer such a question? In this special I explore the dark recesses of the mind to learn how fears are born and whether there exists a grand, unifying terror. FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM: D!NG: SEASON 1: SEASON 2: SEASON 3: INDEX 0:00 Intro 02:37 Fear Conditioning 06:03 Amygdala and Hippocampus 06:49 Innate Aversions 07:39 The Web of Fear 08:38 Fear of Death 10:30 Informational Learning/Storytelling 12:02 Nomophobia 12:48 Isolation 15:25 Fear of the Dark 17:36 Fear of Sounds 17:58 Auditory Cortex, Thalamus, and Amygdalae 19:41 Dissonance 22:00 Law of Contagion 23:23 Piloerection Reflex 24:49 Distorted Forms 27:14 Vicarious Learning/Social Fear Transmission 30:05 Innate Aversions 31:14 Category Jamming 35:04 Patient SM, Non-Functioning Amygdalae 36:44 Suffocation 37:54 Midbrain, Brain Stem