One Brain or Two Hemispheres
Our creative interpretations and logical deductions vie for superiority in responding to challenges in our life.
Category: Mental Aspects
How does our mind work? How is the mind related to the brain? Is a person’s mind unique to them? In what way are all brains and minds alike?
The four main areas of thinking that I write about. The links below narrow the scope.
Thought Modes
Neuroscience
Learning
Culture
Pattern-Matching, Similarity, and Almost Gate
If two inputs are almost the same, downstream ,in the brain, they become the same.*
Once in a Lifetime Events
Expect two to three extremely rare events to0 occur during your life.
Trump’s Voter Appeal
Trump makes his followers feel the center of all reality. He defines who they are and declares them special.
Fundamental Attribution Error and Impact
For ourselves, we consider non-personal causes. For others, we know nothing of their daily life, so we blame their character.
MindWorks and Internal Worldview
I always look for new angles to understand how the mind works. When Mark Gorkin (@stressdoc) mentioned that MindWorks uses beliefs, thoughts, and feelings to…
Two Methods of Learning
We can learn in two ways, by words in the academic and bypattern-matching in the creative.
Culture Origins
Culture is the collection of fossilized behavioral solutions of our cultural ancestors that we have adopted. They support the continuation of society.