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We use a number of different frequencies in the dreamachine of the flashing light but the frequencies that are most effective are ones that are around ten hertz, ten cycles per second, because thats a similar frequency to what we call the alpha rhythm in the brain. one of the things thats happening in the dreamachine is that your brain is syncing to the frequency of the light. the dreamachine was, for me, calming but fascinating. and through thousands of drawings from participants, plus an accom...

Cortex in a situation where its not expecting to be activated because your eyes are closed, deep—seated aspects of the wiring of the brain itself kind of surface into our experience. we see reflections and shadows of the brain looking at itself. you felt like you were flying? did you really feel weightless? not really. i think my brain was just trying to make sense of what was going on, based on the signals that it was getting. and everyone has a different experience. they do, and thats why th...

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Why are we so sure that the way we see people, situations and politics is accurate, and the way other people see them is foolishly wrong? The answer, according to new research by UCLA psychology professor Matthew Lieberman, lies in a region of the brain he calls the “gestalt cortex,” which helps people make sense ofWhy are we so sure that the way we see people, situations and politics is accurate, and the way other people see them is foolishly wrong? The answer, according to new research by ...

You observed the brain scan of a 1998 subject involved in multiple murders. you found some interesting thing. >> i have been looking at the brain for 30 years. we have done 100 murderers, a thousand convicted felons. one of the most damaged brains that i had ever seen, he murdered his parents and then went to the school and killed students. there are brain health issues that steal peoples minds. if your brain is not right, your behavior is notoriety. dan: you talk about the frontal cortex and ho...

You observed the brain scan of a 1998 subject involved in multiple murders. you found some interesting thing. >> i have been looking at the brain for 30 years. we have done 100 murderers, a thousand convicted felons. one of the most damaged brains that i had ever seen, he murdered his parents and then went to the school and killed students. there are brain health issues that steal peoples minds. if your brain is not right, your behavior is notoriety. dan: you talk about the frontal cortex and ho...

Frontal cortex. does that create an impulse control problem. where violent impulses that might be suppressed by that cortex, it just fails and they act out violently? >> the prefrontal cortex is the part of your brain that watches you. it helps you, stops you from saying and doing stupid things. its also involved in empathy and impulse control. when its damaged, a persons empathy is often low and they often dont think about the long-term consequences. but this shooter like many others was probab...

You observed the brain scan of a 1998 subject involved in multiple murders. you found some interesting thing. >> i have been looking at the brain for 30 years. we have done 100 murderers, a thousand convicted felons. one of the most damaged brains that i had ever seen, he murdered his parents and then went to the school and killed students. there are brain health issues that steal peoples minds. if your brain is not right, your behavior is notoriety. dan: you talk about the frontal cortex and ho...

Frontal cortex. does that create an impulse control problem. where violent impulses that might be suppressed by that cortex, it just fails and they act out violently? >> the prefrontal cortex is the part of your brain that watches you. it helps you, stops you from saying and doing stupid things. its also involved in empathy and impulse control. when its damaged, a persons empathy is often low and they often dont think about the long-term consequences. but this shooter like many others was probab...

Frontal cortex. does that create an impulse control problem. where violent impulses that might be suppressed by that cortex, it just fails and they act out violently? >> the prefrontal cortex is the part of your brain that watches you. it helps you, stops you from saying and doing stupid things. its also involved in empathy and impulse control. when its damaged, a persons empathy is often low and they often dont think about the long-term consequences. but this shooter like many others was probab...