How to Deal With Old, Repressed Memories : Personal Development with Fred Tracy Suddenly, I find myself standing in line, surrounded by a seemingly familiar cafeteria. I’m waiting my turn to order food. As I get closer and closer to the front of the line, I feel a vague sense of anxiety coming on. I have the distinct feeling that I don’t want to waste anyone’s time – that I must be ready. I absolutely have to be ready. I look ahead of me at the menu and mentally rehearse what I want, over and over. Finally, I’m at the front of the line. Halfway through my order , I forget what I’m saying entirely. Suddenly, I wake up. The Initial Experience That Triggered the Dream Lying there in bed, I began remembering a scene so long forgotten that the vividness with which it reappeared in my mind’s eye startled me. I was 11 years old, and it was the first day of middle school. I watched the memory play out in my mind as my young, 11-year-old self got in line for lunch. Sounding a little impatient, she quickly gave me a choice between three different items. learn more about it.
Our brains are wired so we can better hear ourselves speak, new study shows Like the mute button on the TV remote control, our brains filter out unwanted noise so we can focus on what we’re listening to. But when it comes to following our own speech, a new brain study from the University of California, Berkeley, shows that instead of one homogenous mute button, we have a network of volume settings that can selectively silence and amplify the sounds we make and hear. Activity in the auditory cortex when we speak and listen is amplified in some regions of the brain and muted in others. In this image, the black line represents muting activity when we speak. (Courtesy of Adeen Flinker) Neuroscientists from UC Berkeley, UCSF and Johns Hopkins University tracked the electrical signals emitted from the brains of hospitalized epilepsy patients. Their findings, published today (Dec. 8, 2010) in the Journal of Neuroscience, offer new clues about how we hear ourselves above the noise of our surroundings and monitor what we say.
Is this the first ever direct evidence for human mirror neurons? Mirror neurons are one of the most hyped concepts in psychology and neurocience. V.S. Ramachandran famously wrote that they will 'do for psychology what DNA did for biology'. Although recordings from single cells in the brains of monkeys have identified 'mirror' neurons that respond both to the execution of a movement and the observation of another agent performing that same movement, the existence of such cells in humans has, up until now, been inferred only from indirect evidence, particularly brain imaging. Now Roy Mukamel and colleagues have provided what appears to be the first ever direct evidence, using implanted electrode recordings of single cells, for the existence of mirror neurons in humans. Mukamel's team seized the opportunity for single cell recording provided by the clinical investigations that were being carried out on patients with intractable epilepsy. Critics could argue that rather than having mirror properties, these cells were responding to a concept.
12 Things Happy People Do Differently post written by: Marc Chernoff Email by Jacob Sokol of Sensophy “I’d always believed that a life of quality, enjoyment, and wisdom were my human birthright and would be automatically bestowed upon me as time passed. Studies conducted by positivity psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky point to 12 things happy people do differently to increase their levels of happiness. I want to honor and discuss each of these 12 points, because no matter what part of life’s path we’re currently traveling on, these ‘happiness habits’ will always be applicable. Express gratitude. – When you appreciate what you have, what you have appreciates in value. Jacob Sokol is committed to living an extraordinary life. Photo by: Aurelio Asiain If you enjoyed this article, check out our new best-selling book. And get inspiring life tips and quotes in your inbox (it's free)...
Quantum mind–body problem An interpretation of quantum mechanics is a set of statements which attempt to explain how quantum mechanics informs our understanding of nature. Although quantum mechanics has held up to rigorous and thorough experimental testing, many of these experiments are open to different interpretations. There exist a number of contending schools of thought, differing over whether quantum mechanics can be understood to be deterministic, which elements of quantum mechanics can be considered "real", and other matters. This question is of special interest to philosophers of physics, as physicists continue to show a strong interest in the subject. They usually consider an interpretation of quantum mechanics as an interpretation of the mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics, specifying the physical meaning of the mathematical entities of the theory. History of interpretations[edit] Main quantum mechanics interpreters Nature of interpretation[edit] Two qualities vary among interpretations:
Boundaries of the mind Thin and thick boundaries[edit] Measurement[edit] The Boundary Questionnaire consists of 145 five-point scales covering the following 12 areas: sleep/wake/dreamsunusual experiencesthoughts/feelings/moodchildhood/adolescence/adulthoodinterpersonal relationshipssensitivityneat/exact/preciseedges/lines/clothingopinions about childrenopinions about organisationsopinions about people, nations, and groupsopinions about beauty and truth. Additionally, a total score (SumBound) reflecting boundary thinness was derived by summing the ratings of 138 items. Relationship to other personality traits[edit] Psychopathology[edit] Persons diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder or with borderline personality disorder tend to have thinner boundaries than the rest of the population, whereas people with obsessive-compulsive disorder tend to have thicker boundaries. Dreaming[edit] New age beliefs[edit] See also[edit] Personal boundaries References[edit] External links[edit] Papers by Ernest Hartmann
20 Things to Stop Doing to Others post written by: Marc Chernoff Email There is one key factor that can either damage your relationships or deepen them. That factor is your attitude. If you’re hoping to grow and maintain positive relationships in your life, read on. Below you will find a 20 step attitude adjustment guaranteed to help you do just that. Stop holding grudges. – Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness.Stop complaining. – Instead, use your time and energy to do something about it.Stop meaning what you don’t say. – People can’t read minds. And remember, your relationship with yourself is the closest and most important relationship you will ever have. Photo by: Carnelia Kopp If you enjoyed this article, check out our new best-selling book. And get inspiring life tips and quotes in your inbox (it's free)...
Human Connectome Project | Mapping the human brain connectivity The Philosophy of Music 1. What Is Music? 1.1 Beyond ‘Pure’ Music In most of this entry, the discussion focuses on ‘pure’ or ‘absolute’ music – instrumental music that has no accompanying non-musical components. Given the global prevalence of rock music, broadly construed, it is plausible that song is the most common kind of music listened to in the contemporary world. 1.2 The Definition of ‘Music’ Explications of the concept of music usually begin with the idea that music is organized sound. The main problem with the first kind of condition is that every sound seems capable of being included in a musical performance, and thus characterizing the essentially musical features of sounds seems hopeless. If one endorses only an aesthetic condition, and not a tonality condition, one still faces the problem of poetry – non-musical aesthetically organized sounds. Having discussed additional conditions, it's worth returning to the basic idea of ‘organized sound’. 2. 2.1 The Fundamentalist Debate 3. 4. 5.
Emotional Stress - How Chronic Emotional Stress Can Ruin Your Health by Dr Ben Kim What's the most powerful step you can take to dramatically improve your health? My answer is this: Learn how to effectively manage emotional stress All of my clinical and personal experiences over the years have me convinced that no other factor has more influence over your health. Not diet, not exercise, not even how much you sleep. Because your body cannot defend itself against the damage that emotional stress quietly creates over time. I'm not suggesting that you should strive to never feel these emotions. Emotional stress sets off a series of reactions in your body that involve your sympathetic nervous system, the portion of your nervous system that would increase your chance of surviving if you were to run into a mountain lion during a hike. Speed up and intensify your heart and breathing rates, so that you could have more oxygen and nutrients available to your muscles to run or fight. 1. 2. 3. Almost all great athletes practice some form of visualization. 4. 5. 6.
Integral theory Integral theory, a philosophy with origins in the work of Sri Aurobindo and Jean Gebser, and promoted by Ken Wilber, seeks a synthesis of the best of pre-modern, modern, and postmodern reality.[1] It is portrayed as a "theory of everything,"[2] and offers an approach "to draw together an already existing number of separate paradigms into an interrelated network of approaches that are mutually enriching."[1] It has been applied by scholar-practitioners in 35 distinct academic and professional domains as varied as organizational management and art.[1] Methodologies[edit] AQAL, pronounced "ah-qwul," is a widely used framework in Integral Theory. Sri Aurobindo, Jean Gebser, and Ken Wilber, have all made significant theoretical contributions to integral theory. In his book The Ever-Present Origin, Swiss phenomenologist Jean Gebser distinguished between five structures of consciousness: archaic, magic, mythical, mental, and integral. AQAL Theory – Lines. Principles and Properties: Themes[edit] H.
Internal Healing Remember that we are all perfect in the experience of the moment, even if we are experiencing hardships and pain, they are lessons we chose for growth. To heal oneself, first apply no judgement to the situation, see it for what it is: an experience, and a valuable moment in lesson and growth. Refrain from the instant reactions of fear and anger. We have forgotten who we really are, looking outwards for this validation. You set forth your own light on your journey.