Fight-or-flight Response in the ancient Egyptian novel "Sinuhe" (c. 1800 BCE)

Auton Neurosci. 2016 Feb:195:27-8. doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2016.02.006. Epub 2016 Feb 11.

Authors

Francesco M Galassi¹, Thomas Böni², Frank J Rühli², Michael E Habicht²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: francesco.galassi@iem.uzh.ch.
² Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.

PMID: 26897482
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2016.02.006

No abstract available

Keywords: Ancient Egypt; Fight-or-flight response; Neurology; Physiology; Sinuhe.

Publication types

Historical Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Autonomic Nervous System*
Egypt, Ancient
History, Ancient
Humans
Psychiatry in Literature*