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Meditation and the Amygdala: Mediating Emotions in the Brain

How does meditation affect the amygdala? Much has been written about meditation and the amygdala, but almost all of it was written from the…

Oct 11

Meditation and the Amygdala: Mediating Emotions in the Brain

Oct 11

What is the neuroscience explanation for refusing mental treatment?

Neuroscience may be starting to approach behavioral questions.

Aug 25

What is the neuroscience explanation for refusing mental treatment?

Aug 25

Why doesn’t olfaction pass through the thalamus when all the other senses do?

First I’ll explain why the olfactory sense is different from the others, then I will show how it works differently in the limbic system.

Feb 22

Why doesn’t olfaction pass through the thalamus when all the other senses do?

Feb 22

What is the nature of consciousness, and can it be fully explained by neuroscience?

Of course neuroscience can explain consciousness, but who will believe it? Just as biology is hampered by the fact that much of it is held…

Dec 24, 2023

What is the nature of consciousness, and can it be fully explained by neuroscience?

Dec 24, 2023

What are emotions in the 21st century?

What is the relationship between emotions and the brain? Which brain structures are involved in the generation and regulation of emotions

Nov 7, 2023

What are emotions in the 21st century?

Nov 7, 2023

The Unconscious Neanderthal

We outcompeted the brilliant Neandertals with our ability to share.

Oct 19, 2023

The Unconscious Neanderthal

Oct 19, 2023

Nothing happens at age 25

In the brain, that is…

May 24, 2021

Nothing happens at age 25

May 24, 2021

Why can we imagine things that don’t exist?

The Löwenmensch (Lion Man) and various Venus figurines are evidence of human symbolic thinking around 40,000 years ago. It is unlikely any…

Aug 3, 2020

Why can we imagine things that don’t exist?

Aug 3, 2020

How does the body integrate our disparate senses?

I will provide a new explanation for this important issue, but it will turn the brain upside down. Hang on.

Aug 3, 2020

How does the body integrate our disparate senses?

Aug 3, 2020

How much of remembering is unconscious?

Retrieving a memory is an example of an unconscious process of the brain.

Jun 22, 2020

How much of remembering is unconscious?

Jun 22, 2020

John Light

John Light

I write about the brain and the mind. Early degrees in Math and Psychology preceded extensive experience with software engineering and visualization research.

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