Oscar Pistorius' lawyer says his disability meant he had a "fight-not-flee" response when he thought he heard an intruder.
In his closing argument, Barry Roux repeated Pistorius' claim that he believed he was firing on an intruder when he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Mr Roux said that when anxious and startled, people either fight, flee or freeze.
He said Pistorius' disability meant he had developed an "exaggerated fight response" over time, because fleeing was not an option.
Pistorius spent his whole life "knowing he couldn't run away," Mr Roux said.
He said it was this that prompted the double-amputee to confront the supposed intruder and open fire.
The athlete's lawyer was picking up where he left up on Thursday when he began summing up the defence, taking over from prosecutor Gerrie Nel.
The prosecution alleges that Pistorius intended to shoot and kill his Ms Steenkamp when he fired four shots through the bathroom door where she was hiding after an argument on February 14 last year.
In his closing argument, however, Mr Nel argued that regardless of whether he knew he was firing at his girlfriend, Pistorius intended to kill whoever he believed was behind the door.
Mr Nel said Pistorius therefore cannot escape a murder conviction.
The state is pressing for the athlete to be convicted of premeditated murder - which carries a life sentence.
Once the defence has finished summing up judge Thokozile Masipa adjourns the trial to deliberate on her verdict with two legal assistants.
It is expected she'll set a date for a verdict in the next few weeks.
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