Posted by Neil Slade on December 3, 2003, at 0:19:36
In reply to Re: Clicking the Amygdala?!?!?, posted by saint james on April 3, 2000, at 18:13:57
There are two kinds of people who poo-poo the idea of
"clicking the amygdala".1) Permanent closed minded psuedo-intellectuals,
who actually have nothing in common with true
open minded intelligent thinkers and true scientific
minds.2) People who just haven't read through enough of
the web site (mine) and/or books to realize scientific
enquirely is at the crux of my writing."clicking" the amygdala is simply another easy way
of saying conscious control of basic limbic system
functions- the ability to have control over what
has previous been thought of as not consciously
under the control of the individual.There are many demonstrations of this to date that
adhere to scientific controls. For easy access,
take a look at the Scientific American online site,
and take a look at the TV clip- "Relax". This shows
an MRI scan showing increased amygdala activity
during a meditation- one of the recommended methods
from my site and books which allow one to "click"
the amygdala in a desired fashion.I would also suggest a good study of the references
page http://www.neilslade.com/Papers/Science.html
on my site which notes a good variety of
studies in the medical literature concerning
both frontal lobes function and amygdala function.This list actually needs to be updated, as we have seen
a very great increase in amygdala research in the past
decade.The idea of conscious control of autonomic
responses- including those involved in the amygdaloid body-
is certainly not a new idea,and in fact has been
well established by a large number of thoroughly
scientific investigators. Just do a little homework.As for me, I'm just an amygdala "clicking" promoter, who
has taught therapeutic workshops in every major psychiatric
hospital in Denver- a little bit of practical experience
relating to brain self-control.Thanks, Brain People
Neilwww.NeilSlade.com
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