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how understanding your braincan help you to improve yourself
TRIO INFERNALE
by Eugene BelyaevSelf-Improvement Meetup Munich
25th November 2014
Who am I?
Why this talk?
Essentially, all models arewrong, but some are useful.
George E.P. Box
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Featuressurvival instinctdirect stimulus-responsefight-or-flightcompetitionaggressiondominationrepetitionritualdesire to hoard resources
Oldest (400 million years)Fastest
Similar to…birds and reptiles
Reptilian Brain
Reactive mind
All of our senses feedthe reptile first
The unconscioussections of thebrain
Reptilian Brain
Limbic System
Reptilian Brain
Featuresbelongingconnectionmotherhoodemotion
40 millionyears old
Similar to…mammals
Limbic System
Reptilian Brain
When in control:chaotic lifestyle(child brain)
Plays central rolein mind/bodyconnection
Limbic System
Reptilian Brain
Neocortex
Newest andbiggest part,but slowest,very resource-hungry
Featuresintellectualplanninglogicrationallanguageabstractionssymbols
Similar to…Apes and dolphins
Everything is connected
Limbic System
Reptilian Brain
Neocortex
Let’s have some drinks…
Let’s have some drinks…
Let’s have some drinks…
Ein Glühwein.Swei Glühwein.
Let’s have some more drinks…
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Let’s have some more drinks…
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MORE!!!
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There are some problemsyou probably know…
Problem #1
They have a time delay
Problem #2
In stressful situationsthe higher brainbecomes slower…
Problem #2
In dangerous situationsthe higher braineven shuts off.
But the greatest language barrier liesbetween man and his animal brains; the neural machinery does not exist for intercommunication in verbal terms.
Paul D. MacLean
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Problem #3
They don’t exchangeinformation very well
Problem #4
Neocortex is veryenergy-consuming
NeocortexCEO of your brain
Right Brain Functions
Holistic thought
Intuition
Creativity
Art & music
Left Brain Functions
Analytic thought
Logic
Language
Science & math
Problem #5
Imbalance toward oneset of functions or the other
NeocortexCEO of your brain
Right Brain Functions
Imbalance towardsthe left hemisphere
Left Brain Functions
Limbic system ceases to provide emotional balance between thought and action
Dominating Greed Desire to control Compulsive behaviors Aggression
Right Brain Functions
Imbalance towardsthe right hemisphere
Left Brain Functions
Limbic system gets control and we get ruled by out-of-control emotions.
Nervous Paranoic Lack of self-worth Guilt Fear Depression
WARinside your brain
Can I do something about it?
1.Understanding
the magic
2.Syncing
the brains
Mind
Heart
Body
Syncing the brains
Future
Past
Present
Syncing the brains
3.Observe
and apply
Take it out of the building…
Questions?
Eugene BelyaevSelf-Improvement Meetup Munich
25th November 2014
