Ever mix up a day, from the time you waken to think it's Saturday, rather than Tuesday? Suzanna Stinnet's curiosity piqued about this phenomenon, so she asked about it.Since questions challenge me, I could not get this out of my mind and mulled it over for a few days. As usual, the findings are fascinating...
When someone anticipates, action soon follows "The brain is all about anticipation and prediction," Josef Rauschecker, Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientist finds.
Weekend and daily routines differ in basal ganglia If you waken, thinking it is Saturday, your brain would follow through your usual Saturday pattern, based on what you've stored over time in your brain's basal ganglia. "Probably you’ve observed how static lives come from dull daily routines," Dr. Ellen Weber observes, "where people settle into status quo, and no longer seek adventure." She describes how the basal ganglia works:
At the center of most ruts, lies your brain’s basal ganglia. Experts call it your mental storehouse for habits, routines and every lifetime experience you’ve encountered. It’s also a place to promote and prolong annoying ruts.Brain plays trick If you have a Tuesday holiday, such as Independence Day, you may start your day without setting the alarm, as you would on a Saturday. Can you see how your brain might play a trick on you? Perhaps there was a disconnect with the routine or association when the alarm does not go off, so that leads your brain to act as if it were Saturday. What do you think?
Hmmm... The alarm did not go off today, but I awaken with the sun. Oops, sometimes not!
What's your experience?
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