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Study Reveals Anxious People Excel at Detecting Anger

7/27/2025

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A groundbreaking study in Behaviour Research and Therapy reveals that people with high social anxiety excel at detecting subtle signs of anger, outperforming their less anxious peers. By monitoring brain activity as participants observed dynamic facial expressions, researchers found that those with high anxiety exerted more cognitive effort to process low-intensity anger, showcasing their acute awareness of social threats.

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A groundbreaking study in Behaviour Research and Therapy reveals that people with high social anxiety excel at detecting subtle signs of anger, outperforming their less anxious peers. By monitoring brain activity as participants observed dynamic facial expressions, researchers found that those with high anxiety exerted more cognitive effort to process low-intensity anger, showcasing their acute awareness of social threats.