Exploring Time Perception in Highly Emotional Situations

This chapter discusses how intense emotions like fear can make time seem to slow down, leading to vivid memories and a sensation of life flashing before one's eyes. It explores experiments conducted by a neuroscientist to measure perceived time slowing during extreme situations, debunking the idea of actual slow motion perception. The episode also delves into how memory influences our perception of time passing, using personal accounts of individuals in traumatic circumstances to illustrate time distortion.