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. 2013 Oct 22;4:766. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00766

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Dealing with complexity. The anxiety-free response to increased complexity leads to curious exploration and sharper cognition, while the anxiety-laden response activates intolerance of diversity. This graphical depiction can be interpreted as agent development at some part of the spiral in Figure 1 that gradually moves outwards toward self-actualization. (M.C. Escher's “Liberation” © 2013 The M.C. Escher Company—the Netherlands. All rights reserved. Used by permission. www.mcescher.com).