If you're basing this question on the common urban legend that we only use 10% of our brain, then the answer is no. Both geniuses and normal humans use 100% of their brains. You can't remove 90% of a brain's mass and have a person still work the same way. There is no dead space. Brains are expensive, evolution wouldn't allow such an expensive thing to exist if it could get the same out of something a tenth the cost.
Other causes of palpitations include: 1  Anemia. 2  Exercise. 3  Fever. 4  Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). 5  Perimenopause. 6  Trauma.
Causes. Often the cause of your heart palpitations can't be found. Common causes of heart palpitations include: Strong emotional responses, such as stress or anxiety; Strenuous exercise; Caffeine; Nicotine; Fever; Hormone changes associated with menstruation, pregnancy or menopause; Taking cold and cough medications that contain pseudoephedrine, a stimulant