What does it mean to be wired differently?

‘Wired differently’ is figurative speech (of course, everyone’s brain cells are different from the next person), and it indeed means your way of thinking is different from what is normal. (Depending on the context, this can even be a derogatory term.)

What does the slang wired mean?

If someone is wired, they are tense, nervous, and unable to relax. [mainly US, informal] Tonight he is manic, wired and uptight. adjective.

What does hard wired in the brain mean?

If an ability, approach, or type of activity is hard-wired into the brain, it is a basic one and cannot be changed. Others think that the rules for what is ‘musical’ are hard-wired in our brains to some degree.

What does it mean when researchers tell you that every brain is wired differently?

People with a higher-than-average intelligence level have brains that are “wired” in a different way, researchers say. A new study suggests that intelligence is linked with increased connectivity between some regions, and reduced interaction between others.

Who is a wired person?

If someone is wired, they are tense, nervous, and unable to relax. [mainly US, informal] Tonight he is manic, wired and uptight. 2. adjective.

What is hard wired behavior?

These are “biologically significant” behaviors that appear likely to improve the primate’s ability to survive and reproduce. They include aggressive facial patterns, defensive forelimb movements, hand-to-mouth and reaching-and-grasping movements.

What causes cross wiring in the brain?

In fact, the brain contains more nerve fibres than there are wires in the entire international telephone network and sometimes the brain’s ‘wires’ can become crossed, as a result of injury, illness or genetics. When the brain is injured, the systems learn to link up differently – sometimes with surprising results.

What does it mean to be wired differently from other people?

‘Wired differently’ is figurative speech (of course, everyone’s brain cells are different from the next person), and it indeed means your way of thinking is different from what is normal. (Depending on the context, this can even be a derogatory term.)

What does it mean to have a differently wired brain?

The human brain is often referred to as a ‘circuit’. A circuit requires wires to connect each node in it for functioning. The word ‘wired’ is figuratively used here. So, if you have differently wired brain, you mean to say that you are ‘different’ than others. Note: Be careful. ‘Wired’ is different than ‘weird’.

Why do electrical devices need to be wired correctly?

Electrical equipment should be wired correctly so that they can work (behave normally), otherwise they may malfunction and behave in a non-planned way. You can use it figuratively for human to say the nature of a person’s behavior, the way he thinks and responses to others.

Is one connected to the world in a different way?

Yes, as you quite accurately guessed, wired in this context, so as in wired differently, mostly has to do the way one thinks or the specific way one views the world. So, yes, one is connected to the world in a different way, makes different connections, is culturally and philosophically wired up differently.