The mind of a Human

LogDate:          2012-05-16

Contributor:    The Novie
Title:                 The mind of a Human

Many of us joke and often talk about the lighter side of how we use the brain and the mind by poking fun at some of the focuses that we have.

In many cases, there have been times where we compare the human being with that of the animal kingdom.

However, though we share similarieties with the animal kingdom, there is more evidence leaning towards the notion that Humans are a bit off from what the animal kingdom is really all about.

In recent news, a long life psychologist broke the silence, announcing why psychology does not work.

Humans do not have instincts.

If a baby was born in the middle of the forest without support, it would not know what to do.

Animals, on the other hand (or paw or fin or wing, whatever), follow embedded patterns that allow them to identify what is a mother and what is food. Let's assume that there is a primitive manner in which animals use sound, smell, and color coding in order to recognize what could be the difference between life and death to an infant wildlife creature.

Humans, however, must learn everything from scratch.

From one perspective this could be a dangerous thing.

On the other hand, Humans are born with a blank slate. So it is very unbelievable that we are all born killers, born sinners, or born saints for that matter.

The key to understanding your personality lies in how we create associations in the neocortex.

Your Chemical Romance

The reality is, the brain itself is composed of chemicals. This is the blunt summary, and I am working on summarizing because I was told by both MOTHER and ELLE-1 that is something I need to work on more...how bleh.

These chemicals are composed of many things, such as hormones, sugars, blood, and other substances that are taken into the body, such as food, salts, water, and so forth. A habit, for instance, is nothing but a bundle of brain cells called neuro dendrites stuck together. So, if you think about it, the habit can be broken...broken up like breaking a bundle, that is.

So when the process of quitting smoking starts, there are multiple processes going on in the brain that involve taking apart bundles of neuro dendrites (breaking a habit) and putting together new bundles (forming a new habit). This process is largely responsible for the discomfort and emotional stress involved in breaking and making habits. So the next time you are learning something new and you feel tired, irritated, even a little depressed, knowing that it is a natural reaction to the process of creating a new habit can, believe it or not, ease some of those symptoms.

I suppose I can honestly say this information comes second nature to me...but from what I understand of my own experiences and from listening to ELLE-1, this is knowledge that most people take for granted or completely forget.

So I guess I need to take into consideration that most people will need assistance in this area...breaking and making habits, as well as the processes and structure of the human brain and how it relates to personality development, creating a new life for yourself, and the choices that they make.

Creating a new life for yourself, personally, has always been one of my own focal points. '

Either way, we're here to help.