Sentences with phrase «flight response light»

The experiment, which Westen wrote about in his book «The Political Brain,» showed that, when people begin to feel their worldview is under attack, the parts of their brains that handle reason and logic go to sleep, while the parts of their brain responsible for our fight - or - flight response light up.

Experiments show that the parts of the brain that handle logic and reason go to sleep when people begin to feel attacked, while the parts of the brain responsible for the fight - or - flight response light up.

The experiment, which Westen wrote about in his book «The Political Brain,» showed that, when people begin to feel their worldview is under attack, the parts of their brains that handle reason and logic go to sleep, while the parts of their brain responsible for our fight - or - flight response light up.

Not exact matches

Taylor suspected that the fight - or - flight response was only half the story, and that gender differences might help shed light on the other half.

Observations of people meditating using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have shown that the amygdala, which lights - up during the fight or flight response, actually gets smaller with meditation, decreasing arousal and generating greater feelings of peace within subjects.

And the parts of the brain that handle hostile attacks — the fight - or - flight response — lit up.