Head is hot

On 2004-04-11 01:10:46 -0400, [email hidden] (James B. Sibley) said:

There's nothing wrong with you.

Next!

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On rare occasions when I am extremely focused on something
(math test, video game, etc) I notice that the tempature
of my neck and head is a lot warmer than usual. So warm
that my checks and especially ears are red. I cannot find
any documentation on this at all on the Internet. Does
this have to do with increased blood flow to the brain?
The rest of my body is the usual temperature.

Added note... after I end my state of extreme focus, I
begin to get very tired.

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James B. Sibley said:

On rare occasions when I am extremely focused on something
(math test, video game, etc) I notice that the tempature of
my neck and head is a lot warmer than usual. So warm that
my checks and especially ears are red. I cannot find any
documentation on this at all on the Internet. Does this
have to do with increased blood flow to the brain? The rest
of my body is the usual temperature.

Sounds like blushing. People blush for reasons other than
embarrassment, and not just for strong emotions like rage.

Quoted message said:

Added note... after I end my state of extreme focus, I
begin to get very tired.

Most people find intense mental effort tiring. You may also
be tensing your muscles while you concentrate, without being
aware of it. It may help if you get some exercise every day
to get into better condition physically. Then you won't get
so tired so easily.

I don't have any medical qualifications, but anon says
you're normal.

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Quoted message said:

In article
<[email hidden]>, James
B. Sibley <[email hidden]> wrote:

Sounds like blushing. People blush for reasons other than
embarrassment, and not just for strong emotions like rage.

Well there is a difference between blushing and what I
experience here. When I blush because I am embarrased, I am
much more red in the face but my ears are fine. However like
I pointed out, my face is red (not much) but my ears are
very red and hot. This only happens when I am intensely
focused on something... I have the feeling that I am "in the
zone" because I forget about everything around me and my
personal problems... every bit of my attention is focused on
one thing. I assume it is a lot more blood having to flow to
my brain... but I find it amazing I do not have a headache
during all this.

Quoted message said:

Most people find intense mental effort tiring. You may
also be tensing your muscles while you concentrate,
without being aware of it. It may help if you get some
exercise every day to get into better condition
physically. Then you won't get so tired so easily.

I don't have any medical qualifications, but anon says
you're normal.

Well I am only tired if I keep it up for hours. Like the
other day I was playing Counter-Strike (popular video game).
Within an hour I became so focused I forgot about my
surrounds and personal problems. I was able to do this for 4
hours. At the end I ended the game play and went home for
the weekend. I was extremely tired at the end. However 99%
of the time I am not as focused (even though I try hard to)
and I could play for 6 hours or more and when I end the game
play, I feel like I always do.

Oh yea.. I know I am normal. I am just wondering why I
experience this every so often... basically it happens every
time I am "in the zone."

(James B. Sibley) said:

Like the other day I was playing Counter-Strike (popular
video game). Within an hour I became so focused I forgot
about my surrounds and personal problems. I was able to do
this for 4 hours.

Give up that mindless [censored] and learn to play chess.

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Quoted message said:

(James B. Sibley) said:

Like the other day I was playing Counter-Strike (popular
video game). Within an hour I became so focused I forgot
about my surrounds and personal problems. I was able to
do this for 4 hours.

Give up that mindless [censored] and learn to play chess.

1) It is not mindless. If you actually got into it and
were serious about CS, you would be amazed how
challenging it is. You also have to think and play
smart if you play in leagues.

2) I know how to play chess... and I am actually good at it.

3) I posted here for information about why this is
happening, not for comments on my personal life.

(James B. Sibley) said:

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Quoted message said:

[email hidden] (James B. Sibley) wrote:

Give up that mindless [censored] and learn to play chess.

1) It is not mindless. If you actually got into it and were
serious about CS, you would be amazed how challenging it
is. You also have to think and play smart if you play in
leagues.

I have no doubt it's a challenging game. Successful video
games always are. You missed my point.

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3) I posted here for information about why this is
happening, not for comments on my personal life.

It's happening because it's an exciting game, you're focused
intensely, and your adrenalin is up. In other words, you're
perfectly normal. So what else is there to comment on but
your personal life? Had any interesting dates lately? ;-)

Quoted message said:

I have no doubt it's a challenging game. Successful video
games always are. You missed my point.

What was the point? Sorry I missed it.

Quoted message said:

It's happening because it's an exciting game, you're
focused intensely, and your adrenalin is up. In other
words, you're perfectly normal. So what else is there to
comment on but your personal life? Had any interesting
dates lately? ;-)

Well I think I just figured out what it was. Like I said I
know I am normal. It was brought up that we blush for
different reasons than embarrasment. So I decided to
reshearch why we blush. We blush because of an "over
activity of the sympathetic nervous system"
(hyperhidrosis.orgfacial blushing.htmOpen ↗). The
sypathetic nervous system is responsible for giving us
energy in the form of glusose when we really need it (like
intesense physical energy, in my case intense mental
energy.. also emergancies). So the neurons must induce
glycogenolysis in the liver cells. It also raises blood
pressure and the heart rate... and some other stuff. In the
end of all this the body is extremely tired.

Thanks for the help everyone.