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Ruud Hortensius , David Terburg , Barak Morgan , Dan J. Stein , Jack van Honk b,c,g and Beatrice de Gelder a,b,* a Brain and Emotion Laboratory, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands b Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, J-Block, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa c Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands d Global Risk Governance Program, Department of Public Law and Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa e DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development, DVC Research Office, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa f Department of Psychiatry and Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit on Anxiety & Stress Disorders, University of Cape Town, J-Block, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa g Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa