Newly detailed nerve links between brain and other organs shape ...
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Newly detailed nerve links between brain and other organs shape ...
It turns out that we have at least four additional senses—and the most underrated and practical of them is known as interoception . The word has two parts: “intero–” refers to “ internal ” and “–ception” to “ awareness .” In essence, it means awareness of our internal state, which includes learned associations, memories, emotions, and all the... See more
Jonny Miller • The Art and Science of Interoception
Science knows surprisingly little about mind and consciousness. Current orthodoxy holds that consciousness is created by electrochemical reactions in the brain, and that mental experiences fulfill some essential data-processing function. However, nobody has any idea how a congeries of biochemical reactions and electrical currents in the brain creat
... See moreMark Gober • An End to Upside Down Thinking: Dispelling the Myth That the Brain Produces Consciousness, and the Implications for Everyday Life
Neuroscience organizes human sensese into three categories: exteroception, proprioception and interoception.
Philip Shepherd • Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being
This ancestral connection occurs via the vagus nerve rooted in the brain stem (and cerebellum), which travels down to the heart (and other major organs) before terminating in the gut. The vagus nerve acts as a feedback loop between your brain and gut, constantly surveying your emotional and physiological state, as well as the external environment.
... See moreMarc Bubbs • Peak
And while the nervous system extends throughout the body, and is tuned by environmental and social factors, today’s science rightly insists that the brain—and its contribution to curiosity—is importantly unique.