Science says the sound of thunder triggers a measurable stress response in the human nervous system that traces to a reflex inherited from ancestors for whom storms meant flash floods and nowhere to shelter
The next time thunder cracks overhead and your heart suddenly races, you are not being dramatic or childish. You are experiencing a real, measurable shift in your nervous system, shaped by millions of years of evolution in a world where a violent storm could kill you in minutes. That split-second jolt you feel is not ...









