Brain fry, and the management of same
Sep. 15th, 2004 11:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ninevirtuesWell hmm. Just how does learning occur, anyway?
My theory: is that it's an active process (you have to look at information, then answer questions about it, or actively use it, to really learn it) and each subject uses a specific part of your brain... some specific neural networks or specific neurons. That part of your brain is using energy (blood glucose) to make the connections and store the information. When it's out of blood glucose, you get hungry, and your brain gets tired.
Accordingly, frequent breaks help. Switching subjects helps too... if my theory about one subject using a specific part of your brain is correct, then switching helps you use a different part of your brain.
(Today will be a long day. I have a lot to do, and a lot of information needs to go in my head today, including a TMJ review so I actually get it this time, a review of the thoracic spine we know so far so I can take a test on it Friday, reading for the lumbar spine, radiology, a presentation I have to give on Monday, writing up some notes from a patient we saw yesterday, and... if I get very hep... start on the research study we have to do.
Likely, hep will not happen today. I will be doing very well to get these things done:
TMJ reviewed
Thoracic spine reviewed
Lumbar spine reading done
Patient notes written
Radiology chapters read
My theory: is that it's an active process (you have to look at information, then answer questions about it, or actively use it, to really learn it) and each subject uses a specific part of your brain... some specific neural networks or specific neurons. That part of your brain is using energy (blood glucose) to make the connections and store the information. When it's out of blood glucose, you get hungry, and your brain gets tired.
Accordingly, frequent breaks help. Switching subjects helps too... if my theory about one subject using a specific part of your brain is correct, then switching helps you use a different part of your brain.
(Today will be a long day. I have a lot to do, and a lot of information needs to go in my head today, including a TMJ review so I actually get it this time, a review of the thoracic spine we know so far so I can take a test on it Friday, reading for the lumbar spine, radiology, a presentation I have to give on Monday, writing up some notes from a patient we saw yesterday, and... if I get very hep... start on the research study we have to do.
Likely, hep will not happen today. I will be doing very well to get these things done:
TMJ reviewed
Thoracic spine reviewed
Lumbar spine reading done
Patient notes written
Radiology chapters read
