Why Your Brain Freezes in Fear

[00:00:00]Have you ever frozen when something scared you? Most people think fear only causes fight or flight, but psychology [music] says there's a third response.

[00:00:09]Freeze. When your brain detects danger, it can temporarily shut down movement to help you avoid being noticed. So, if you've ever gone completely blank during a stressful moment, your brain wasn't failing. It was trying to protect you.