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It's a phenomenon known as the amygdala hijack
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Human: The World Within

It's a phenomenon knownas the amygdala hijack

It's a phenomenon known
as the amygdala hijack

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It's a phenomenon known as the amygdala hijack.
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00:18:51
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
Genres
documentary

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Diverse personal stories from around the world reveal how lives, passions and goals are facilitated by the human body's various complex systems; narrator Jad Abumrad.
S01 • E05 At first, we needed sensitive noses to survive, - Human: The World Within 00:07
At first, we needed sensitive noses to survive,
S01 • E01 What had me most worried and anguished were my daughters. - Human: The World Within 00:05
What had me most worried and anguished were my daughters.
S01 • E04 These chemicals are leftovers from infections - Human: The World Within 00:06
These chemicals are leftovers from infections
S01 • E06 The parts of the brain that use logic and reason - Human: The World Within 00:06
The parts of the brain that use logic and reason
S01 • E03 But it also has powerful physical effects inside the body. - Human: The World Within 00:05
But it also has powerful physical effects inside the body.
S01 • E05 The olfactory system directly speaks to what we call the high-level regions, - Human: The World Within 00:11
The olfactory system directly speaks to what we call the hig...
S01 • E04 And miraculously, she's able to pass this protection on - Human: The World Within 00:07
And miraculously, she's able to pass this protection on
S01 • E02 {\an1}Again, you're not moving. - Human: The World Within 00:05
{\an1}Again, you're not moving.
S01 • E03 [Robynne] Digestion uses up a lot of resources from the body, - Human: The World Within 00:05
[Robynne] Digestion uses up a lot of resources from the body...
S01 • E06 The impulses go straight to the amygdala, - Human: The World Within 00:08
The impulses go straight to the amygdala,
S01 • E02 {\an1}The advice I give people is just you gotta be moving. - Human: The World Within 00:06
{\an1}The advice I give people is just you gotta be moving.
S01 • E03 So, when you fast, you basically allow your digestive tract to take a break. - Human: The World Within 00:06
So, when you fast, you basically allow your digestive tract ...
S01 • E01 [sniffles] - Human: The World Within 00:10
[sniffles]
S01 • E04 ... even if the infection happened decades ago. - Human: The World Within 00:05
... even if the infection happened decades ago.
S01 • E06 When this happens, you might experience an unwarranted - Human: The World Within 00:08
When this happens, you might experience an unwarranted
S01 • E05 [Alok] Our amygdala is able to look at the outside world - Human: The World Within 00:15
[Alok] Our amygdala is able to look at the outside world
S01 • E04 A baby won't be immune to everything, - Human: The World Within 00:07
A baby won't be immune to everything,
S01 • E03 [narrator] And it benefits the rest of the body too, - Human: The World Within 00:06
[narrator] And it benefits the rest of the body too,
S01 • E04 After a few months, those antibodies start to fade - Human: The World Within 00:08
After a few months, those antibodies start to fade
S01 • E01 We end up completely paralyzed by our own emotions. - Human: The World Within 00:04
We end up completely paralyzed by our own emotions.