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: The study explores how both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are engaged during this state. Freezing Episode 6
Reviewers and fans have provided "paper-like" deep dives into the themes of specific sixth episodes in the anime franchise: Recent psychological research, such as a 2024 article