Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.Personal space is the region surrounding a person that affects them psychologically in terms of it being their domain or territory, or about which they feel uncomfortable if entered by another. The idea comes from Edward T. Hall. His ideas were influenced by Heini Hediger''s studies of behavior of zoo animals. The amygdala is suspected of processing people''s strong reactions to personal space violations since these are absent in those in which it is damaged and it is activated when people are physically close.

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Personal space is the region surrounding a person that affects them psychologically in terms of it being their domain or territory, or about which they feel uncomfortable if entered by another. The idea comes from Edward T. Hall. His ideas were influenced by Heini Hediger's studies of behavior of zoo animals. The amygdala is suspected of processing people's strong reactions to personal space violations since these are absent in those in which it is damaged and it is activated when people are physically close.