When attacks unfold, what makes a person run towards danger?
Neuroscientists, psychologists and ‘have-a-go heroes’ themselves explain why it is about more than just instinctAs a knife-wielding terrorist wearing a fake suicide belt caused panic on London Bridge in 2019, Darryn Frost remembers entering a state of intense focus.Having grabbed a decorative...
<p>Neuroscientists, psychologists and ‘have-a-go heroes’ themselves explain why it is about more than just instinct</p><p>As a knife-wielding terrorist wearing a fake suicide belt caused panic on London Bridge in 2019, Darryn Frost remembers entering a state of intense focus.</p><p>Having grabbed a decorative narwhal tusk from the wall of Fishmongers’ Hall, the formerly shy civil servant zoned in on the danger and ran towards it, helping pin the attacker to the ground.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/19/when-attacks-unfold-what-makes-a-person-run-towards-danger">Continue reading...</a>
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