With the current research pointing to time dilation as an after the fact effect, a new question needs to be asked.
Why do our brains manufacture the belief that time slows when we are scared? What function does this serve as a defense mechanism? Most importantly, is it truly helpful to look back on our worst moments and think of them as our longest?
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It is interesting how our brains can slow down moments. This is possible because our brain uses this as a defense mechanism. Our bodies use this as a survival technique because we need time to sort out decisions when we are in trouble. For example this ample time will help a person make the decision to either fight or flight. I think this is a very helpful thing that our body does that can really help save our lives.
i believe our brains register our actions slower because w we are scared. We soak all thats happening because its happening in a frightneing way. This doesnt function as a defense mechanism because it makes you more scared as your frigthend to what is going on. If im on a rollller coaster and i hate heights the drop seems like its taking forever making me more scared. They seem like they are very long because we register these actions as the most scariest moments. Like i can recall falling from a tree and breaking my arm and i thought i was in the air for hours when it was a metter of seconds.
-Nicholas Lebron
I agree completely with Melissa. Our brains seem to slow down moments as a defense mechanism in order for survival. Even though the test subjects didn't see the time on the stopwatches when they were sped up, it was interesting to see that some people seemed to think that time was slowed in some situations. Although this situation is more commonly known as an increase in adrenaline.
-Brett Bishop
Our brain takes things that were bad experiences and makes sure we remember every little detail not only when we experienced it but when we recall it. So I do think that your brain makes you think that something that happened that was tragic or memorable took much longer then it actually did
-Nicole Bolduc
Our brain recalls bad experiances or memories and slows them down so we remeber all in detail exactly what happened. This is possible because our brain uses this as a defense mechanism. For example if your scared of something your brain will slow down whats happening so you get even more scared and it seems more intence. I believe this can help us in life because when something bad is happening you have time to make decisions on whats happening when your in trouble.
Our brains slow down time when we are in a bad situation as a defense mechanism so that we can think about what we should do next. It's good that we have the ability to experience this because we might be able to come up with a good escape from whatever the problem may be. I believe that it is helpful to look back on bad memories and view them as the longest because then we are able to see what we thought about most and use those past experiences to help better any to come.
Cassie DeCorleto
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