Other articles of said that we have two brains or rather another type of brain which is called our stomach.
Buddha talks about people who are “monkey brained” and who need to develop insights and self-fulfillment in order to reject those thoughts which are associated with animal debased behavior because animals have no moral compass. And after observation Buddha surmised that monkeys were the most debased of all!
And now this theoretical musing, which I guess seeks to establish a reasoning that we unconsciously prepare ourselves mentally for worst case scenarios... sounds like situational awareness to me.
“monkey brained” is the busy unsettled rambling mind that wanders all over the place and lacks discipline.