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Ep1 "Does time really slow down when you're in fear for your life?"

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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The Relationship Between Time and Memory

On average, people felt that their own falls took at least 30% longer. No one was able to read the numbers in free fall at a faster rate than when they were standing calmly on the ground. The reason participants reported a longer duration for their own fall comes down to a walnut sized area of the brain called the amygdala.

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