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Limbic Modulation of Contact Defensive Immobility (“Animal Hypnosis”)

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It is a pleasure to acknowledge the invaluable comments of Ms. Anu Makynen and Prof. David Prouty regarding the content of this paper, and the aid of Mrs. C. Jane Owen in preparing the manuscript. Some of the research reported in this paper was supported by Faculty Research Grant No. 26-207-xx-291 from Middlebury College and by Grant Mh-28102 from the U.S. Public Health Service.

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Woodruff, M.L. Limbic Modulation of Contact Defensive Immobility (“Animal Hypnosis”). Psychol Rec 27 (Suppl 1), 161–175 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394439

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