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Neurology: the Doris Day test:

Over the years, scientists have gradually discovered what fear actually means, locating the seat of this emotion to the amygdala, almond-shaped structures in each half of the brain. A classic demonstration of their frightening role came in a study of SM, a woman with damaged amygdala. She failed what Anthony Damasio, of the University of Iowa, called the “Doris Day test.'’ The neurologist recalled: “When we showed her a film clip of Doris Day screaming, she asked, ‘What is she doing?’ ” ROGER HIGHFIELD, London Daily Telegraph