Developments in neuroscience and sociology from the past decades have shed light on many aspects of human psychology that are only now beginning to be discussed in the fields of ‘self-help’ and self-development. While there is a lot of popular literature on the subject from authors that range from popular lifecoaches such as Tony Robbins to spiritual teachers like Eckhart Tolle, Chiren saw a huge lack of material that takes a purely scientific approach. ‘God is in The Neurons’ makes important correlations about mirror neurons, neuroplasticity, memory, social dynamics, evolution, altruism and identity.
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Neuroscience related:
Joseph M. Carver, Ph.D. – Norepinephrine: From Arousal to Panic
Dharol Tankersley, C Jill Stowe, and Scott A Huettel – Brain Scan Predicts Difference Between Altruistic And Selfish People
New Scientist – Empathetic mirror neurons found in humans at last
Dr. Christopher Reist – Psychiatry And The Brain
John McManamy – Dopamine – Serotonin’s Secret Weapon
YouTube – The Neuroscience of Emotions
Alpha, beta, gamma – The language of brainwaves – life – 12 July 2010 – New Scientist
TSN: Take the Neuron Express for a brief tour of consciousness
LeDouxlab Web – AudioFearful_Brains
http://www.cns.nyu.edu/ledoux/slide_show/Audio_show_Fearful_Brains.htm
Joseph LeDoux Can Memories Be Erased
Zócalo Public Square :: Full Video
The Brain: How The Brain Rewires Itself – TIME
