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…

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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