Why do you scream when you get scared?

Boo! Ahhhh! When we’re scared, we often can’t help letting out a scream.  But how and why did humans develop this instinct? We got the scoop from neuroscientist Luc Arnal.

Boo! Ahhhh! When we’re scared, we often can’t help letting out a scream.  But how and why did humans develop this instinct? We got the scoop from neuroscientist Luc Arnal.
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