nathanielwayne

I did a study on the brain last summer that was amazing.  the link for it is http://modeletics.blogspot.com/2008/08/brain-overview.html

One of the interesting things I learned about was how long we have to make a decision…

When we have a stimulus (or thought) come in from one of our five senses we have what is called a feed back loop in our brain.  The Cortex is the THINKING half of your brain and the Amygdala is the EMOTIONAL (unaware/non thinking) part of your brain.  When something first happens (example: get shocked when you get out of the car) your thoughts start going through feed back loops.  The first loop is just the thought, the second loop is how you feel, and the third is those two tied to a memory.  I may be wrong about the specifics, but this is where it gets really interesting.  If you don’t make a conscious, intentional decision about how you feel about what happen WITHIN 72 hrs your cortex (thinking half your brain) burns that thought off as heat energy.  The cortex is all about thinking and will burn off thoughts that aren’t profitable for thinking.

What happens now is crazy….the feedback loops that went through the thought, emotion, and memory are tied together to make a chemical that is sent to your heart.  Your heart is the main artery in your body.  Your heart has an intellect

Conclusion…You could let something about how you feel burn off as heat energy and not store it away in your cortex, but have your amygdala (unaware brain) and your heart, and the rest of the cells in your body know how you feel about it.  When we see people that are totally chill and the just freak out and not know why, it is usually an effect of their amygdala setting off.

TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT HOW YOU FEEL!

p.s. check out the book "Who Switched Off My Brain"  By Dr. Leaf