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Mind, Body, Spirit - Part 3

TED Radio Hour

CHAPTER

The Brainwave of Surprise

The first thing that happens is this freeze moment. Our brains are just completely shut down. Then our brains go into the find phase. We become incredibly curious. And then finally share. Surprise creates this cognitive overload that makes us want to, you can really only reduce the cognitive overload by talking about it with others.

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