Andrew Huberman· PhD
The alteration of time perception when we are having fun or experiencing trauma has the same underlying mechanism: dopamine & epinephrine.
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The alteration of time perception when we are having fun or experiencing trauma has the same underlying mechanism: dopamine & epinephrine.
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Overclocking is when levels of dopamine and norepinephrine increased so much during a particular event that we fine slice. In other words, the frame rate is increased so much so that we perceive things as happening in ultra slow motion.