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.
Heart palpitations are described as feeling like your heart is racing or pounding. Palpitations can be caused by anxiety, panic disorders, overeating, pregnancy, and abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Most palpitations are not serious, however, palpitations caused by a heart condition like atrial fibrillation or Afib can be serious and require medical treatment.