Andrew Chao week 15-what causes brainfarts?
Andrew Chao
Ms.Benedetti
Ap English 11 Period 5
26 April 2022
Brainfarts, anyone? Week 15
Ever just have a massive brainfart and forget the word that you are trying to describe and talk about during conversations. Or like start forgetting the stuff that you reviewed just ten minutes before a test and tons more time the night before? Well I get that quite often and what seems the harder I try to remember something the more massive of a lag I would have in explaining what I have been wanting to explain. Then it always happens that right after the test and going home to think about it; all the words and information you gained before the exam have flowed and made it back into the mind. I commonly think that it was pressure that got into the mind at the moment. Thus, the brain sucked all of the previously known information stored in somewhere that is inaccessible if wanted by the mind. I think of it similarly to how a safe works as the brain must have been frightened by the request and circumstances. I feel with time added into an exam it creates pressures and triggers the lockdown mode switch for the brain. So, not knowing whether my hypothesis or theory was true or not I did some thorough scrolling on the web. I unfortunately did not find if pressure affects memories and causes a brainfart however I found that our brain is made to have a 15 second delay. So, that it doesn't overwhelm us otherwise if we are too excited, this would backlash, and we would seemingly be feeling influenced by chemicals.
Comments
I can relate to having brainfarts. I feel like most people do. Maybe it has something to do with being so scared that you focus more on your fear rather than the material and can not think straight, which leads to forgetting all of the things you previously learned. The worst time for these brain farts is when you literally just practiced the material but still can't remember it when you need it. Honestly the only way to completely overcome brain farts is probably becoming super duper familiar with the content or having something easy to remember to use to remember it, such as a mnemonic. For example, even if Taeyong walked up to me, I think I would still be able to remember PEMDAS, but probably not 5 rhetorical devices.
I loved the image you chose for your blog! It accurately describes how my brain works. Honestly, I think my brain is just tired at this point, of all the classes, homework, tests, and projects. No wonder my brain is so slow at times and I find myself trying to remember words that I clearly know but it’s like it’s in the back of my mind. Anyways, I hope you’re not too frustrated about forgetting stuff before a test or anything, I think our brains are just overwhelmed and need some time to calm down and think first.
Sincerely,
Faith Tong
No one likes brainfarts and especially not when you are taking a test and forget what you just read. This happens so much in history and something I came to understand is that the reason why that this happens to the best of us is because either we are memorizing the content without taking interest or that we are simply under pressure.
Sincerely,
Mrinmayee
Man, brain farts can be so embarrassing, but very funny sometimes in conversational situations. I would suddenly forget the name of the person I’m talking to or talking about in an instant. In academic situations, however, brain farts are actually the bane of my existence. The answer to a question on a test that seems so obvious that you don’t quite get in the moment—this experience is one I wish never happens. I just feel plain dumb afterward, thinking to myself, “How in the world did I not get that?”
-Angel Susantin
I get brain-farts way too often. I don't now why, but my brain just goes "seeya" and I completely forget what I was about to say. I'm pretty sure that the people around me think that I am stupid for this phenomena happening way too much. When I think about a test afterwards, I would often think of better words that I could have used and face-palm about it for the next half hour. Thank you for reassuring me that I am not the only one who experiences this.