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Friday, March 14. 2008

This interesting Viamontes essay might be tough sledding for those without some knowledge of the brain, but it is of great interest to those who try to understand people. Neural Substrates of Psychological Change.

In this paper, Viamontes and Beitman consider their concept of the "default brain" which, it seems to me,�is relevant�to Freud's notion of regression - and the idea of developmental arrest/delay.

The adult�executive functions (judgement, information, conscience, decision-making, delaying gratification, learning from experience, weighing consequences, etc.)�of the mind, when interfered with,�abandon parts of�their functioning to their Default Brain, which operates on a more animalistic, gratification-and-survival�level.

Many things can interfere with the achievement�and maintenance of the�adult executive functions: bad genetics, bad wiring, fear,�low IQ, personality weaknesses, emotional problems, drugs and alcohol, illness, emotional trauma, lousy role models, plain old human frailty, etc. etc.: it's such a long list that it's always a wonder to me that so many folks function pretty well in life, well-above�our inner�reptile most of the time.

Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss at 11:59 | Comments (16) | Trackbacks (2)

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