Just a test question for those out there.  What do you, as the leity, know about the amygdala?
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well,it is almond-shaped portion of the brain located in the temporal region ,in Latin it is called corpus amygdaloideum,it is a part of the limbic system which is believed to play a key role in emotions.in humans and other animals, it is linked to both fear responses and pleasure. its size is positively correlated with aggressive behavior across species.in humans it is the most sexually dimorphic brain structure,and shrinks by more than 30% in males upon castration.conditions such as anxiety,autism,depression, narcolepsy,post-traumatic stress disorder,phobias and schizophrenia are suspected of being linked to abnormal functioning of the amygdala owing to damage,developmental problems, or neurotransmitter imbalance.
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The limbic system of your brain has corrupted your worldview, but that's to be expected in a very insecure universe.  People who are enlightened use their cerebral cortex to look for the creative side of life and for happiness here on earth during the short sojourn between the random event of birth and the random nothingness of death.
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It is absolutely true that every single feeling, emotion, belief that we have is a function of the brain. Even the denial of this fact from the other people answering your question is a product of complex neuronal interactions. \n\nReligion is not in itself hardwired into the brain. However, the underlying psychological processes which religion exploits - of learning (in religion's case, largely childhood indoctrination), trust, have given humans during their evolution a survival advantage. \nThere is no "God" gene. Belief in God does not provide a survival advantage. Community cohesiveness does, and religious belief is one mechanism of creating that.  \n\nA lot of the world's problems are due to people's inadequate understanding of science. If science (as a methodology for thinking about the world critically) was taught with the same vigour as the religious indoctrination and blind faith were encouraged then we would all be in a much better place!
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http://www.gre.ac.uk/~cc217/images/autism.jpg
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Basically, I'll put it in a nutshell. Theres lots more pyschological bunk that goes along with this, but basically... the Id is the part of the brain that is sorta like a caveman. Caveman want icecream- caveman GET icecream NOW. Caveman want sex- caveman get sex NOW.  (Its the core of your human needs and desires- animialistic sometimes in nature).  The ego is what you see yourself as. It is the thing in your head that says, " I'm cool and smart, therefore, I deserve some ice cream, now".  It more or less gives you reasons to do or not to do things.  Superego has always been described to me as the Cop of your brain. "Sure you want the icecream, and you want it NOW.. but do you need it?  Who's icecream is that? Can you have some of it?  Maybe you should ask, first"  That sorta thing.  I bet someone could give you a link, or explain it better to you.  I haven't studied all that in years and years. I was gonna be a shrink, but turned out to be a sleep tech, instead! lol
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Here you go! Hope this helps.\n\nhttp://web.uvic.ca/~rburke/burkelab/neuraldevelopment.htm
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Well... :-)\n\nUnfortunately, we don't really know, we're just getting to the  first stages of understanding. I'm personally very interested in possible dysfunctions of mirror neurons in autism, especailly in high-functioning autism. Mirror neurons are incredible neurons, newly discovered. It is thought that they are the primary basis not only for the development of language, but of social cognition/social skills. \n\nFor an introduction, read wikipedia's page, it's pretty accessible http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_neurons\nand also this article by one of the main researchers in the field http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/ramachandran/ramachandran_p1.html\n\nI'll start you out though: basically, there are neurons in the brain (mainly the frontal lobe, in the motor area) that fire both when you perform and action and when you see someone else do that same action. Big deal, you may say, but it is hypothesised that the actions of these neurons contribute to how we understand others' actions: by mapping their actions onto our own actions. \n\nNow, it is further hypothesised that in autism, there is a problem with these mirror neurons, we're not quite sure what yet, but it is likely a lack of connectivity or reactivity. Thus, autists may not be equipted with the ability (in the same way as non-autists) to understand others' actions and minds, and cannot predict others' intentions as well. Thee mirror neurons are heavily involved in 'theory of mind' or mentalising, terms which I'm sure you have come across: I'm guessing when you were first being diagnosed that you took some-sort of sally-anne/smarties test where you were asked to predict how someone else would react to an action that you knew about but that they did not. Interestingly, many high-functioning autists pass these tests, but it is shown that they do so slower, possibly they have worked out other ways of understanding others' minds. \n\nHere's a very recent article about dysfunctional mirror neurons in autists:\n\nNeural mechanisms of imitation and 'mirror neuron' functioning in autistic spectrum disorder.\n\nWilliams JH, Waiter GD, Gilchrist A, Perrett DI, Murray AD, Whiten A.\n\nNeuropsychologia. 2006;44(4):610-21. Epub 2005 Sep 2.\n\nAn association between autistic spectrum disorder and imitative impairment might result from dysfunction in mirror neurons (MNs) that serve to relate observed actions to motor codings. To explore this hypothesis, we employed a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) protocol previously used to identify the neural substrate of imitation, and human MN function, to compare 16 adolescent males of normal intelligence with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and age, sex and IQ matched controls. In the control group, in accord with previous findings, we identified activity attributable to MNs in areas of the right parietal lobe. Activity in this area was less extensive in the ASD group and was absent during non-imitative action execution. Broca's area was minimally active during imitation in controls. Differential patterns of activity during imitation and action observation in ASD and controls were most evident in an area at the right temporo-parietal junction also associated with a 'theory of mind' (ToM) function. ASD participants also failed to show modulation of left amygdala activity during imitation that was evident in the controls. This may have implications for understanding the imitation of emotional stimuli in ASD. Overall, we suggest that ASD is associated with altered patterns of brain activity during imitation, which could stem from poor integration between areas serving visual, motor, proprioceptive and emotional functions. Such poor integration is likely to adversely affect the development of ToM through imitation as well as other aspects of social cognitive function in ASD.\n\n\n\nOkay, so there is one aspect. Another, which I won't go into
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Its simple and primal,  weed pretty much neutralizes the cerebrum and cerebellum allowing the Medulla Oblongata to interact with the music......  what a load of crap....  Cause thew music is all about the stuff and it makes you feel good.
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My husband, 24, has got an AVM in the Right parietal lobe of his brain.   I am not sure what a syrnix is, or where her AVM may be.  He was diagnosed with the AVM almost 2 years ago now, and has undergone 5 embolizations of it, with still more to go.  It has been a long, up and down battle, but as of now he is doing great!!   If you have any questions, or want to contact me, don't hesitate!--  Email me.  sonotech02@yahoo.com  \n  I work in the medical feild and have been researching this for the past 2 years with assistance from many doctors!
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Cute. \n\nDAY 775 - I continue to struggle with this contraption they call "yarn". I have seen others my kind do the same thing, and I am sure that within lies the key to my escape. However, it is obscure and tangled. Whether it also functions as a mode of mental torture, i am unsure. Whether I will find myself caught inextricably in its web (as I have seen happen to others), i know not. But I must continue to persevere, for I know one day, thumbless or not, here I will find my means.
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This is a very interesting topic. It's like how you can hear yourself say something in your mind, but you don't actually hear sound. Or how you see a certain image when your eyes are open (hence, daydream). It's difficult to observe thoughts as they are happening, since the only way to actually formulate an opinion about what we are thinking is to analyze what we remember thinking. It's pretty amazing how our minds work, and what they control. We can't (more accurately, MOST of us can't) voluntarily control the rate of our heart beat, but we can voluntarily control our breathing. Yet, when we are asleep or not paying attention, our brain's nervous system takes over. It's so amazing...\n\nI can go on about this forever! : ) I actually have never heard of the Heisenberg Uncertainty principle but I'll look into it. (After a pause...) My thoughts are telling me to finish typing. ^_^
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Yawning or "pandiculation," is still pretty much a mystery to psychologists. (I just asked a friend in the trade.) Aside from the obvious observations of how it's related to boredom and how it gets "contagious" after a certain period of development in people, there isn't that much information on it. Sorry. (Hey, this is info from an old friend, so you might want to check newer sources.)
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freaky freaky freaky.\n\ni just took it and most of them were right except for a few.\nthe songs matching the ppl was very true for me. scarrry.  :P these tests freak me out
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cool... mad libs for one\n\nI got up one morning to the smell of mayhem and butterflies and I saw an ugly yellow shoe.  I thought to myself, "I could have had a V-8!" But then it hit me, I had to have been dreaming, because last I recall, I was in the darkest depths of hell doing Richard Gere's hamster and having the time of my life. I really don't know how I got here, but I wish I'd known then what I know now. I knew iambic pentameter didn't have to rhyme.
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what? please explain.  If its anything like a "rusty trombone", count me out.\n\nEdit: Just looked online, some kind of cartoon? sorry don't have time to check it out, or I would.  Is it funny? seems a bit strange?\n\nPS: I think Tripping the Rift is pretty funny, and my sis sent me a DVD called Happy Tree Friends, got some laughs out of that.
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Ichi THAT is BRILLIANT......I know that in the tangential thinking that often bests me 'thinkos are the weakest links, perhaps the 'savants' of my mind and truly the innocents. Perhaps they are what saves my butt altogether.\nAbsolutely Brill!!!! I am going to ask if I may have permission to use this in my writing for in my speaking & writing i have for the first time just spoken it aloud...thank for the new concept on somethng I have been doing, another thing to obssess on, fair play to you mate, brain food doesnt often ome through the screen like this. and it just did.\nNow does this include the frontal and temporal lobes? Will Kirlean Photograhy show this in action? Or is it a different part of the brain where the lost socks of our lives go to?\nTHIS is a cool quesion. I now possess a new word..and it is awesome..."THINKOS"..now THAT is HOT!!!
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Read this\nhttp://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/PTO-20030616-000002.html