system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Why do we think less logically when we're afraid?

An example; I know nobody is in my basement with the soul intent of murdering me, but every time I go down there, I'm afraid there is.
gpt
Rational thought occurs in the neocortex, while self-preservation instincts such as fear are handled by the primitive brain. Your fight-or-flight response, therefore, can't directly avail itself of your best reasoning skills.