The Amygdala and the Survival Instinct

Once the amygdala senses fear, the cerebral cortex is impaired. This is where that a survival instinct kicks in acting impulsively without rationalization. In this situation, you can find it difficult to actually make a decision or to think clearly. Someone might just like throw their hands in the air and scream because they just can't rationalize what's happening to them. Yeah. I feel like in the moment, your brain's just like hijacked because your body's like telling you alert alert alert. Yes.