A case of spider phobia in a congenitally blind person.
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چکیده
Vision is the key sensory system in humans, leading to the implicit assumption that the acquisition of spider phobia is predominantly mediated through the visual pathway. We report on a congenitally blind person with spider phobia, showing that the acquisition of spider phobia does not necessarily depend on visual cues.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Psychiatry research
دوره 153 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007