Human evolution has led us to develop survival mechanisms that allow us to move fast in order to get out of life-threatening situations. A potential threat triggers a number of physiological changes as our brain starts to prepare us for action by sending signals that put our body in a state of heightened awareness and response.
In this state, the redirection and reallocation of our body's resources, including within the brain itself, means that, among other things, our capacity for reasoned thinking is compromised. This survival mode is widely known as the fight-or-flight response.
Besides diminishing our ability for reasoned thinking, the heightened state of awareness suppresses our ...
