Introverts may walk away from small talk to recharge, but that doesn't mean that they are shy.

They may not be afraid to talk to anyone, but when too many people are around and the conversation becomes superficial, they get tired. One strategy is to withdraw and recharge through si...

In the 1960s, Hans Eysenck added to Jung's ideas. He thought the main difference between introverts and extraverts lies in how they recharge their mental energy. 

• Introverted people have a higher level of brain activity and need to protect themselves f...

Some experts state that extraverts and introverts use different brain areas to form their ideas. An extravert relies on short term memory and can come to fast associations and ideas. But they often speak before they think.

An introvert retrieves information from lo...