Emotional Hijacking: When the Prefrontal Cortex Loses Rational Control (EN)

Key Points

• To explore how emotional hijacking affects rational control through the prefrontal cortex.
• Conducted a scientific meta-analysis on existing literature
• Focused on studies relating to emotional hijacking and prefrontal cortex activity
• Identified significant instances where emotional hijacking occurs
• Demonstrated reduced rational control when emotional hijacking takes place