This document discusses how different levels of neurotransmitters like dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin in the brain can lead to different personality traits and behaviors. It describes three types of people with potentially lower levels: 1) hyperactive extroverts who crave novelty and risk; 2) dreaming introverts who are empathetic problem solvers; and 3) perfectionist controllers. These types may have traits of attention deficit disorder. The document also discusses how some brains are "wired differently" due to partial specialization during development, leading to enhanced senses and intuition but also challenges.

1. Low Throttle Brain H I G H O C T A N E L I F E Saravanan Balakrishnanblog.saravanan.org Presented at TEDx Trichy, 2010

2. N e u r o t r a n s m i t t e r s Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Serotonin…

4. In you’re a-ha moments

6. Feels good

7. Cocaine

8. Love

9. Success

14. Extreme sports

15. Fire man, soldier, criminal

16. Gambling, day trading

17. Procrastinate

18. Pushing things to last minute increase norep and focuses brain

21. Loves solving problems, hyper-focus on what you like

22. Less dopamine in Striatum

23. Move a lot; can’t sit still

24. Extroverts

25. Less dopamine in Cerebellum

26. Introverts

29. Stay with same thought

30. Minor levels: Persistence

31. Severe levels: Worry

32. Error/Conflict detection

33. Critical

35. Dreamer

36. Needs novelty

37. Loves to learn/problem-solve

38. Can hyper-focus for hours

39. Less Norepinephrine

40. Needs stress to feel alive

41. Loves (craves) risk

42. Less Serotonin in ACG

43. Great staying power

44. PerfectionistCan you imagine what they will do for a living…

45. These brains are wired differently

47. As learning happens, each parts of the brain starts to specialize in an unique function

48. This acquisition of structure is called specialization

49. Specialization starts in mother’s womb and continues into child-hood

51. Inside the auditory cortex (■), musical note “C” is processed in a different location than note “D”

52. Inside the visual cortex (●), horizontal lines is processed in a different location than vertical lines

54. Sensitive hearing; can pickup sound that normal people can’t hear

55. Processing speed suffers

56. Difficulty in hearing <40ms sound

57. Ear can’t differentiate b & d, m & n, etc.

58. Leads to spelling errors

59. In visual cortex

60. Visual thinkers

61. Many can see the tube light flicker

62. In parietal lobe

63. Very sensitive to touch

64. Wear soft/worn-out cloths

66. Nose leads

67. Sometimes, becomes a nuisance

68. Creative

69. Can combine distant ideas

70. Massively intuitive

71. Grasp the big picture even before the conscious brain becomes aware of it

73. They come in three flavors

75. Multitasking

76. Risk taker

77. Wide mood, Quick to change

78. Reacts to external pressure

79. Highly demonstrative

80. Prefers to break large tasks into segments

81. Easily bored, Short attention span

82. Dislikes long term project, repetition

83. Becomes reactive, Expresses temper outwardly

85. Good problem solver

86. Visionary/dreamer, Often highly creative

87. Sticks to jobs liked, Slow to change

88. Prefers freedom to explore, Restless

89. Tends to blame self, Can get depressed

90. Distractible when bored, Vacillates

91. Tries too hard, Burns out

93. Systematic problem solver

94. Dislikes interruptions

95. Highly focused, Perfectionist

96. Takes charge in a crisis

97. Mentally restless

98. Demanding, Rigid, Judgmental

99. Controlling

100. Obsessively worries

105. Today, hunters are a minority

106. Our society is by the farmers, for the farmers

107. More than 55% of the ENTREPRENEURS

108. Find their strengths and use them

109. Find their weaknesses and get a farmer to do them

110. More than 65% of the PRISONERS

111. Hunter trait is a double edge sword

112. When all else fails, seek medical supportis there a hunter in you?

113. If someone tells you that something is wrong with you, they may have a case of

114. C D D Common-sense Deficit Disorder

115. You’re God’s gift to man kind! Live up to your potential and make him proud!!

116. T H A N K Y O U An interpretation of works done by Dr. Daniel Amen (Serotonin in ACG) Dr. Michel Merzenich (Partial Specializzation) Dr. Lynn Weiss (Three Flavours) Mr. Thomas Hartman (Hunter vs Farmer) and Others