Posted by Estella on May 10, 2006, at 6:41:42
In reply to Re: sometimes life just doesn't work out, posted by Estella on May 10, 2006, at 5:51:59
and le doux speculates that in the future...
human evolution might continue down the path so that...we gain greater cognitive / high level control over our emotions
(so that there are just as many pathways from cortex to amygdala as there are from amygdala to cortex)
possibly even that we gain still greater control over our emotions
(so that there are more pathways from cortex to amygdala than from amygdala to cortex)
though this latter point...
might not be something to aim for...
emotions evolved for some reason (don't ask me what at this point...)
but emotional responses might be a much needed heuristic for cranking through game theory and probabilities... (especially for someone who doesn't like math ug);-)
and mindfullness meditation...
well...
imho teach it to your kids...
and imho it might alter neural circutry...
it might just...
it might just change patterns of activation...
it might teach one to regain control...
poster:Estella
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