The Enchanted Loom reviews Joseph LeDoux's book, The Emotional Brain
Enchanted Loom ~ V. S. Ramachandran
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The Enchanted Loom Teasing sturdy threads from neuroscience masterworks
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The Enchanted LoomTeasing sturdy threads from
neuroscience masterworks
Teasing 10 threads fromV. S. Ramachandran’s…
Thread 1:
The brain is our “organ of destiny” and at the same time our “second favorite organ.”
(pg. xiv)
Thread 2:
Small changes in a complex network can engender radical shifts - a phase transition.
(pg. 12)
Thread 3:
Gifted artists may enjoy excess neural connectivity between various sensory areas.
(pgs. 104-105)
Thread 4:
“Gandhi neurons” blur the boundary between self and others – not just metaphorically, but quite literally. (pg. 124)
Thread 5:
The need to inhibit impulsive actions may be the reason for the evolution of free will.
(pg. 124)
Thread 6:
Imagine: the only thing separating your consciousness from another’s might only be your skin!
(pg. 125)
Thread 7:
Brains are made up of modules that are con- stantly being updated through powerful interactions with each other, the body, the environment, and indeed with other brains.
(pg. 126)
Thread 8:
If you want to understand art, you have to understand rasa : the very essence or the very spirit of something.
(pg. 198)
Thread 9:
The Nine Laws of Aesthetics: 1. Grouping 2. Peak Shift 3. Contrast 4. Isolation 5. Peekaboo 6. Coincidence Abhorrence 7. Orderliness 8. Symmetry 9. Metaphor
(pg. 200)
Thread 10:
Neurology tells us that the self consists of many components, and the notion of one unitary self may be an illusion.(pg. 247)
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Title Page: http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans
Slide 3 - http://www.teamjimmyjoe.com/2014/10/18-cool-funny-pics-and-memes/
Slide 12 - http://bit.ly/1I3Ry9k
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Slide 6 - http://amex.co/1PfFBhk
Slide 5 - https://blog.soton.ac.uk/comp6044/tag/brain/
Slide 11 - http://pixshark.com/bilateral-symmetry-in-nature.htm
Slide 10 - http://www.inner-light-meditation.com/
Slide 14 - http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans
Slide 9 - http://bit.ly/1qz0ono
Slide 8 - http://www.hindawi.com/journals/drp/2012/198789/fig1/
Slide 7 - http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2012/04/27/3490312.htm
Slide 4 - http://fineartamerica.com/featured/neural-network-mehau-kulyk.html
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