Why does the brain fail when you are excited?
British scientists discovered the processes that are the reason that a person at the most inappropriate and important for him moments( for example, during the exam or performance on stage) is lost, mistaken or just slips on a flat spot. The reason for this is the hotel area of the brain, responsible for such failures.
At the British University of Sussex, scientists led by Mitiko Yoshi conducted a study in which they were able to find the cause of the failure of the person at the most crucial moments for him. To do this, they investigated the change in the activity of the brain of several volunteers during the experiment.
When there is excitement, people tend to begin to exert more effort, this concerns, above all, their actions. For example, during a performance on the stage, the pianist will beat the keys more strongly compared to the situation if he played at home.
The essence of the experiment was that the subjects were given an object in hand and were asked to squeeze it heavily. It was noted that this process will be filmed on cameras and the participants were told that experts will closely monitor their activities. At the same time, scientists followed the activity of the brain of subjects using a magnetic resonance tomograph.
At the same time, there were no experts observing the participants of the experiment. And for greater credibility on the monitors were displayed the faces of people who are allegedly closely following the process. These were records made in advance and scrolled during the experiment. This situation created a feeling for participants that they were closely watched.
At another point in the experiment, the participants were shown by experts who look the other way and do not follow the participant carefully, ostensibly at this time he evaluates the activity of another subject. These two cases and the assessment of participants' behavior were studied by experts in order to understand the process of the occurrence of a sensation of failure.
It was found that when a person feels the gaze of another, he has a disconnection of the back temperate cortex, responsible for fine motor skills and ensures precise movements of both hands and feet. Therefore, in such a situation, subjects were less able to cope with the task.
The immediate cause of the disconnection of this part of the brain is an increase in activity in another part - the upper temporal groove. In particular, in this area of the brain is a chain of neurons responsible for managing the human response. It is these nerve cells that inhibit the activity of other areas, including those that are responsible for precise movements. This leads to the fact that a person is able to lose the gift of speech or slip on an even place at the most inopportune moment.
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