The Brain Has a ‘Low-Power Mode’ That Blunts Our Senses(quantamagazine.org)
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The Brain Has a ‘Low-Power Mode’ That Blunts Our Senses
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-brain-has-a-low-power-mode-that-blunts-our-senses-20220614/
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Initial reaction: 'Most anyone who has volunteered at a few serious endurance events (marathons suffice, in my experience), knows that runners who are really pushing themselves can get into a "99% of brain cells powered down" mode. Even if you're only a course marshal or aid station helper, you gotta be aware of just how different (& impaired) a mental place a runner might be in.
Most people need to kind of shut down emotionally and mentally to run 26.2 miles lol