Amy, a biochemist with a background in brain function says, about their finally making progress but only while fighting: "I suppose it's conceivable that the hormones associated with our fight or flight response could be sharpening our cognitive processes."
She is 180 degrees off, for, and here is the actual science: Norepinephrine is the first neurotransmitter to trigger a protective state when we are under attack, which cascades a rush of "fight or flight" chemicals such as adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol, normally associated with survival. In this defensive state, the primitive part of the brain interferes with rational thinking and the limbic system knocks out most of the working memory, physically causing narrow-mindedness.
Those hormones would do the exact opposite and shut down any possible progress.
She is 180 degrees off, for, and here is the actual science: Norepinephrine is the first neurotransmitter to trigger a protective state when we are under attack, which cascades a rush of "fight or flight" chemicals such as adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol, normally associated with survival. In this defensive state, the primitive part of the brain interferes with rational thinking and the limbic system knocks out most of the working memory, physically causing narrow-mindedness.
Those hormones would do the exact opposite and shut down any possible progress.
The gear shift lever of Howard and Bernadette's minivan is clearly in Park as they are driving down the road.
Penny's apartment, where Sheldon and Amy are now living, is on the 4th floor of the building, same as Leonard's apartment, but the view outside the one window suggests they couldn't be higher than the second floor.
Amy pronounces the last syllable in the word "processes" "eez" rather than a short "e." If the word were Greek, then her pronunciation would be correct.