
Ep1 "Does time really slow down when you're in fear for your life?"
Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
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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