Woman Fearless After Brain-Damaging Disease

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS An image provided by the University of Iowa Department of Neurology shows an MRI scan of patient SM's brain. The arrows point to the amygdala, the region of the brain that SM is missing.

NEW YORK - Meet SM, a 44-year-old woman who literally knows no fear.

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Woman Fearless After Brain-Damaging Disease

She's not afraid to handle snakes. She's not afraid of the "The Blair Witch Project," "The Shining" or "Arachnophobia." When she visited a haunted house, it was a monster who was afraid of her.

SM isn't some cold-blooded psychopath or a hero with a tigh...

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