Tag Archives: Emotional Brain

Primary Emotions

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Joel

Primary Emotions The brain is built from the bottom up. At the bottom is the reptilian brain and surrounding the top of the brain is the neocortex or as Jack Panksepp would put it, our “thinking cap.”  In between is … Continue reading →

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Laughter – Communing

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Joel

Though you might think of laughter as a human phenomenon always associated with humor, such as the punchline of a joke, laughter does not require much in the way of cognitive complexity. Human laughter is rooted in the ancient PLAY … Continue reading →

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Realities Taken to be True

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Joel

We Believe What we take to be true is what we believe. What we believe is based on our perceptions. What we perceive depends on what we look for. What we look for depends on what we think. What we … Continue reading →

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