Why does time pass more slowly at the moment of mortal threat?

According to the psychologist, this phenomenon is part of the ‘fight or flight’ response that is triggered by a deadly threat. If the brain ‘slows down’ time, it is as if a person has a pause to think about a further behavioural strategy.

The way the human brain processes time has a close relationship with emotions. For example, when people feel frightened, elated, excited or sad, emotional processing interacts with time processing.