Thursday, October 8, 2015

I'm super inspired

I am feeling very uninspired and I'm not sure what to write about. However, I don't want to fail this assignment and luckily I, like every good high school student, am quite adept at pulling essays out of my-never mind. I don't know if I'm allowed to swear on here. Anyway since I was lacking inspiration and also since we have been delving into the bowels of Freudian Psychology as of late I figured I would do some research into the science of inspiration and what goes on in the brain when one is inspired or not inspired. First of all, contrary to popular belief, backspace our most inspired moments do not come when we are alert awake and at our most functional. According to a few sources that I consulted many of our most inspired "aha!" moments come when we are supremely relaxed or even groggy. Many studies actually indicate that inspiration tends to be in high supply when we are under the influence of substances. I read about a concept called neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is when our mind forms new connections between different items catalogs in our mind. When discussing the development of the brain while in childhood people often talk about association, using the examples of things such as shapes, colors, and people. Unsurprisingly, the brain never stops doing this. and sometimes when our brain make new associations, new ideas are born!

1 comment:

  1. Wow, James, the first couple of sentences are very inspiring! It's pretty neat how science has come a long way, yet we are still learning about the brain. I would have never guessed that getting relaxed and / or consuming substances would lead to more "aha!" moments. This explains why certain musical artists fall off in quality when they stop using illicit substances.

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