CAPACITY OF OUR BRAIN

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

11/15/2020
 The Smartest Person in the Room
Syndrome
• Smart people are called “The Smartest person in the Room
Syndrome”. Gifted people with the highest IQ and with
intellectual, analytical, logical and rational abilities than
everyone else.
• It makes them different because:
– They speak more than they listen
– They do not consider the points of view of others.
– They have a constant need to be right and win.
– They have low empathy.
 Have we reach the limit of
knowledge?
• According to Colin McGinn a
British philosopher suggests that
the mind-body problem is
inaccessible to human science,
presumably, earning that we will
never find the true scientific theory
describing mind-body nexus.

Andy Clark a British philosopher of

Cognitive Philosophy at the
University of Sussex says that our
minds quite literally extend beyond
our skin and skulls in the form of a
notebook, computer screen, maps,
and file drawer.
 Interacting with People
• Normally when we interact with a person we mentalize.
We can think about what other are probably thinking.
Mentalizing helps us predict the understanding of other
people’s behavior. Without this ability, the social world
would be very confusing.
• Did you know that social interactions are a key part of
the human experience. They affect the way we learn and
think.
An Extraordinary Condition
• People with a rare disease called
Savant Syndrome in which people with
severe mental disabilities, including
autistic disorder have a “Genius Island”

• People with diseases like autism

surgery have skills that not many people
can have. This is demonstrated by Dr.
Shaw Murphy in a series by an autistic
surgery resident with sage skills
including near-photographic recall and
the ability to notice small details and
changes.
What would happen if we used all the
mental capacity?
• We cannot use the full capacity of our brain because we are limited
by our body’s need for survival.
• We use 10% of neurons that are capable of processing and
transmitting information and 90% of gleo cells that are the ones that
supports neurons.
• All humans brains share the same design and the same mental
capacity. Just like Albert Einstein and we can be like him if:
– We try new things every day.
– We accept the challenges.
– We get enough rest.
– Let’s maintain healthy habits.
 The Behaviors
• The behaviors we use in our daily lives are
important, each one of them is changing our
brain.
• Everything we do, everything we encounter and
everything we experience is changing our brains
and that can be for the better but it can also be
for the worse.
• Dr. Lara Boys a Neuroscientist and
Physical Therapist tells “brain is an
amazingly dynamic structure. The
brain is who we are and if we flip
into its ears and say we are what
our brain is. The best part is that
our brain changes so much, we
can shift it; we can change it. We
can learn new things, take new
opportunities, we can start
participating in new activities, and
we are changing who we are. It
gives us kind of this idea of
endless possibility, if you will.”