Sep 28 2009
Absence Makes the Neurons Refresh
One of the reasons I like to travel is to “refresh” my brain. Encounter the same stimuli over and over again, and neurons respond less strongly. Old news is no news.
So I get away, and when I return old news is new again. Of course, by traveling I immerse myself in completely new stimuli as well. And that’s what makes it exciting.
The above photo is of the Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge. It’s a half hour drive from my home. After nearly a week in a desert region, while I see it with a refreshed brain?
