2 Primitives with Primitive Instincts There are different parts - TopicsExpress



          

2 Primitives with Primitive Instincts There are different parts of our brain - the neocortex is the part that processes rational, deliberate thought which is most highly developed in humans. We can analyze and act more intentionally from this more highly evolved part of ourselves. However, there is another part of our brain called the amygdala which is the emotional part of our brain and which we share more in common with all forms of mammalian life in pretty much the same way - its primitive and bypasses cognitive thinking in the neocortex. So when we get an immediate hunch or feeling or intuition that has nothing to do with our higher thinking or deliberate, cognitive thought, our brain is detecting a pattern of signals that it thinks are potentially dangerous and is best for us to avoid NOW
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 20:46:41 +0000

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