Brain Slip Ups
Brain Slip Ups
Anxiety and stumbles.
H/T Gideon Rosenblatt
Originally shared by Gideon Rosenblatt
Screwing Up Because We Think Others Want Us To
This explains a lot:
In fact, this part of the brain works with another region – the posterior superior temporal sulcus (pSTS) – to form what neuroscientists refer to as the action-observation network (AON). The AON is involved in “mentalisation” processes by which we infer what another person is thinking, based on his/her facial expressions and direction of gaze.
The pSTS conveys this information to the IPC, which then generates appropriate motor actions. If we feel our observer wants us to do well, we will perform well. But if we pick up negative cues, our IPC is deactivated and our performance falls apart.
Back when I was managing people, I came to the conclusion that "people usually rise (or fall) to our expectations of them." Guess that wasn't far from the truth.
http://neurosciencenews.com/anxiety-neural-network-3468/
Anxiety and stumbles.
H/T Gideon Rosenblatt
Originally shared by Gideon Rosenblatt
Screwing Up Because We Think Others Want Us To
This explains a lot:
In fact, this part of the brain works with another region – the posterior superior temporal sulcus (pSTS) – to form what neuroscientists refer to as the action-observation network (AON). The AON is involved in “mentalisation” processes by which we infer what another person is thinking, based on his/her facial expressions and direction of gaze.
The pSTS conveys this information to the IPC, which then generates appropriate motor actions. If we feel our observer wants us to do well, we will perform well. But if we pick up negative cues, our IPC is deactivated and our performance falls apart.
Back when I was managing people, I came to the conclusion that "people usually rise (or fall) to our expectations of them." Guess that wasn't far from the truth.
http://neurosciencenews.com/anxiety-neural-network-3468/
Thanks Zara Altair. I think it's so cool when science finds answers to things we actually experience and just seem to chalk up to bad luck, weakness or something else. This helps put it in context.
ReplyDeleteGideon Rosenblatt It is interesting when science explains and important for us to notice when this happens. :)
ReplyDeleteAgreed.
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