Have you ever been stunned into silence by an insult—only to think of the perfect witty comeback two hours too late?
Of course, you have, and there’s a physiological reason why.
"When someone says something offensive or harmful that hurts us or hurts a member of a community that’s really important to us, our nervous system can get activated," said Kerry McBroome, a psychologist in Brooklyn. "The parts of the brain that are responsible for coming up with clever or witty things to say are just not online—they’re nervous and sensing a threat."
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