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Expect Value Added in Names – Brain Leaders and Learners

Expect Value Added in Names – Brain Leaders and Learners | Philosophy and Science of Mind and Brain | Scoop.it

"Your name’s linked to intrapersonal intelligence, an embedded icon within your brain’s symbols that grow meaning with every action you take. Your handle’s a brand of sorts – one that defines you, and the brain associates certain unique traits with your name. Does your name sparkle with colors you’d like others to see associated with you?"

 

This article elaborates on the positive feedback we experience when we hear our names spoken by others, respectfully. It makes perfect sense to use a person's name when you want to show them that you value them. But what explains the use of your name when your parent or spouse is upset with you ? ? ?

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Primitive Consciousness Emerges First as You Awaken from Anesthesia

Primitive Consciousness Emerges First as You Awaken from Anesthesia | Philosophy and Science of Mind and Brain | Scoop.it
Awakening from anesthesia is often associated with an initial phase of delirious struggle before the full restoration of awareness and orientation to one’s su...

 

The question whether we can ever really get a clear picture of the constituents of consciousness is one still raised by critics, and by even the proponents of scientific enquiry, myself included. This study published in the April 2012 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience sheds some light on one of the methods into cracking open the shroud of mystery.

 

The anesthetized brain provides new vews into the story of the emergence of consciousness. The study finds that arousal from a spoken command was first associated with a core network of subcortical and libic regions that couple with higher cortices upon awakening from dexme-detomidine-induced unconsciousness. 

 

Read further for more detail on the experimental design.

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