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040 _aAFVC
100 _aDhawan, Ebani
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245 _aNeuroscience evidence counters rape myth
_cEbani Dhawan and Patrick Haggard
260 _bNature,
_c2023
500 _aNature Human Behaviour, 2023, First published online, 22 May 2023
520 _aVictims frequently report immobility during rape and sexual assault, often using the term ‘freezing’. Neuroscientific evidence suggests fear and threat can block cortical neural circuits for action control, leading to involuntary immobility. Defence arguments that blame victims for freezing are thus inappropriate and unjust. (Author's abstract). Record #8242
650 _aCONSENT
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650 _aCRIMINAL JUSTICE
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650 _aEVIDENCE
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650 _aLAW REFORM
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650 _aRAPE
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650 0 _aRAPE MYTH
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650 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
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650 4 _aTRAUMA
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650 0 _aVICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
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651 _aINTERNATIONAL
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651 4 _aUNITED KINGDOM
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700 _aHaggard, Patrick
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773 0 _tNature Human Behaviour, 2023, First published online, 22 May 2023
830 _aNature Human Behaviour
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01598-6
_yDOI: 1038/s41562-023-01598-6
856 _uhttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/may/importance-neuroscientific-evidence-rape-trials
_yRead media release
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