Can we see reality as it is? Beau Lotto’s optical illusions point us in the direction that the brain did not evolve to see the world as it is but the way it was useful to see it in the past and the brain is constantly learning. There is no inherent meaning in information weContinue reading “Can we see the world as it is?”
Category Archives: brain
The door makes no promise
Have started listening to the program “Meditations that can change your life” by Rick Hanson and Rick Mendius that they recorded for Sounds True. Both are interested in neurology and Buddism. It appears our brain is biologically biased towards negativity to ensure our survival and we tend to remember and overestimate the importance the negativeContinue reading “The door makes no promise”
Chemistry of love
Unfortunate Coincidence By the time you swear you’re his, Shivering and sighing, And he vows his passion is Infinite, undying – Lady make a note of this: One of you is lying. -Dorothy Parker I don’t share Dorothy Parker’s pessimism when it comes to the matters of heart but have noticed that many times itContinue reading “Chemistry of love”
Meditation and the brain
Although not a mega meditator, with time I noticed some effects of meditation and got curious in what exactly happens in the brain when I sit on the cushion and watch my mind jumping around, patiently learning to bring attention to the intention and stay with life itself instead of the virtual reality my mindContinue reading “Meditation and the brain”
If I didn’t tell my body to fight, who did? (2)
So what was happening in my brain that night? The picture gets clearer as I read about how information my brain receives through eyes and ears travels inside the brain. It is first transmitted to the auditory and visual thalamus and from there it takes two different paths. The first one goes to the cortex,Continue reading “If I didn’t tell my body to fight, who did? (2)”
If I didn’t tell my body to fight, who did? (1)
Anyways, what all this brain science talk is good for on the day to dy level? How can learning about my brain mechanics help me better understand myself or why I act the way I do? In “Mind wide open: Why you are what you think” Steven Jonson embarks on a fascinating trip inside hisContinue reading “If I didn’t tell my body to fight, who did? (1)”
Copying by way of crafts
I got another one of those knitting fits that strike me now and then. In the last few years I noticed that I experienced the knitting itch not only when I had pleanty of free time but surprisingly also when I felt I had no free time at all. For example this last one cameContinue reading “Copying by way of crafts”
An appropriate response 