The amygdala can react in a delirium of rage or fear before the cortex knows what is going on because such raw emotion is triggered independent of, and prior to, thought.

• 在愤怒或恐惧的高峰，杏仁体能够在脑皮层得知当前状况之前就做出反应，因为这些原始的情绪是独立于、并且在思想之前被触发。