title: [Man meets snake].
abstract: The author reviews recent findings of a series of experimental studies on snake detection in visual search which he himself has undertaken. It reveals that this method is quite useful as an experimental paradigm to investigate anxiety levels of humans whether they are adults or children.
authors: Nobuo
authors: N
authors: Masataka
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D012911:Snakes; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*