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Neuroscience evidence counters a rape myth

Dhawan, E; Haggard, P; (2023) Neuroscience evidence counters a rape myth. Nature Human Behaviour , 7 pp. 835-838. 10.1038/s41562-023-01598-6. Green open access

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Abstract

Victims 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.

Type: Article
Title: Neuroscience evidence counters a rape myth
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01598-6
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01598-6
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Aggression, Human behaviour
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10171649
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