eli5 Why it feels like traumatic events happen in slow motion causing them to feel like they last longer than than the few seconds they actually do?

Question

I.e car accident

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Answer 1

Simplest answer would be slow-down of the brain’s analytical functions and I feel that the brain compresses some of it’s neuro-processing abilities in order to donate energy or accentuate blood flow to other parts.

PS:- Yes. I don’t know complex biology. This is just an oversimplified explanation.