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[5] BRAIN --- THE COMPLETE MIND:
How it develops, how it works,
and how to keep it sharp
by Michael S. Sweeney with forward by Richard Restak. National Geographic, 2009, 2014
(342 pages)
[the 2014 paperback edition of the 2009 hardback was reprinted for Barnes & Noble and sells for one-fourth the cost of the hardback edition, which was originally $40.00].
QUOTES FROM THE BOOK
"Consciousness and unconsciousness often work in tandem with each other. But telling the difference between the two states is crucial to understanding the important roles they both play." (page 178)
"States of mind are defined by electrochemical processing of information along neural pathways. To understand the nuances of such processing, it is useful to explore two sets of distinctions." (page 178)
"PROCESSING DATA: The first is between automatic and controlled processing." (page 178)
[1] "Automatic processes arise primarily in the back, top, and side lobes of the brain." (page178)
[2] "Controlled processes are located primarily in the region right behind the forehead." (page 178)
"REGISTERING INFORMATION: The second distinction separates cognition from emotion." (page 178)
"Cognition has been defined as: The ability of the central nervous system to attend, identify, and act on complex stimuli. Neurologist Richard Restak suggests an alternate, shorthand version: 'Cognition encompasses all the ways we know the world around us. It ranges from daydreaming to figuring partial differential equations'." (page 178)
"Emotions affect cognition but are believed to be generated automatically at a level below consciousness. For example, emotions such as anger and fear arise from evolutionary programs that cause physical reactions to internal and external stimuli, since they are important for the survival of the species. But they tend to interfere with cognition until they subside." (pages 178-179)
"During consciousness, three regions of the human brain constantly communicate among themselves. The prefrontal cortex, basal ganglia, and cerebellum work together to analyze sensations and time-stamp them." (page 179)
"As these brain regions process the passage of time, they create images of the world in which causes produce events." (page 179)
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