The more emotionally and physically secure you feel in an environment, the higher the level of functioning. The more threatened a person feels, the lower the level of intellectual functioning. Remember, the brain stem has ultimate responsibility for survival of the individual. When we feel threatened, the brain stem may take control and interfere with intellectual functioning to insure survival of the individual. The more threatened and insecure we feel, the greater the interference on higher function by the lower centers of the brain.
Intuition is one of our highest brain functions and also the one most sensitive to stress.
The bottom line - the more stress the individual perceives, the lower the level of intellectual functioning. If you want the most from your people they must perceive that they are physically secure and will not be emotionally threatened. By now it should be clear that a powerful relationship exists between brain functioning and our overall health. In this regard, the seven intelligences shed new light on our ways of knowing. What if your strength were in the other intelligences, and so not recognized as such.