Under stress, the primitive parts of our brains kick into action.

在压力下，我们大脑最原始的部分开始活动。

It just plugs into a very primitive part of our brains that logic can't override.

它只是插入我们大脑中逻辑无法超越的一个非常原始的部分。

It's as if a primitive part of us thinks that the only way not to be abused is to be the abuser.

这是因为我们内心直觉地认为唯一不被欺负的方式就是当霸凌者。

The more primitive part of our visual cortex, which sees light contrast and motion, but not color, will blend two differently colored areas together if they have the same luminance.

我们视觉皮层中较初级的部分能区分光强以及感知光的运动但不能感知颜色，所以如果两个不同颜色的色块有相同的亮度，就会被混在一起。

This more primitive part of our brain communicates with the rest of our brain and our body to create signals we can't ignore easily: powerful emotions and symptoms.

我们大脑的这个更原始的部分与我们大脑的其他部分和我们的身体进行交流，以产生我们不能轻易忽视的信号：强烈的情绪和症状。

It would be dangerous to be indecisive about a threat to our survival so the brain runs information from our senses through the most primitive, reactive parts of our brain first.

对我们生存的威胁优柔寡断是危险的，因此大脑首先通过我们大脑中最原始、最活跃的部分来处理来自我们感官的信息。