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Thu, July 3, 2008 - 3:55 PM
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Fri, July 4, 2008 - 4:31 AM
Food is the OTHER function of the reptilian brain
If you have a coppy of "Thank GOD for evolution" you must add FOOD
Quoted from the book: "Reptilian Brain: Lizard Legacy. The cerebellum and brainstem together handle our involuntary breathing, basic bodily movements, and acquired “muscle memory”—most notably, our learned ability to throw a spear, ride a bike, drive a car, kick a ball, type on a keyboard, or play a musical instrument without having to think about it. Our ancient reptilian brain is also the seat of instinctual drives that are least subject to conscious control. I call these primordial drives “the 3 S’s” of our inherited proclivities. They are Safety, Sustenance, and Sex. Or, we might call them “the 5 F’s”. In times of acute danger, our reptilian brain responds with hormones that instantly generate fear or hostility, culminating in action or rigid inaction that entail the first 3 of the 5 F’s: Fight, Flight, or Freeze. As with its expression in reptiles, the fight/flight/freeze response in humans is involuntary—beyond the range of conscious choice, especially in the face of sudden and unanticipated danger. Indeed, so powerful is reptilian control of our behavior when we are traumatized that the other parts of our brain have a difficult time overriding these automatic and instantaneous reactions. Our Lizard Legacy is also the seat of deep territorial defensiveness and aggression when our boundaries are threatened, which is why arguments and wars tend to escalate. The remaining two F’s that define our Lizard Legacy are Food and… Copulate. If individuals are challenged by food, sex, drug, and other physical addictions, it is the reptilian brain that is the deepest (though not only) source. Importantly, while this part of our brain is called reptilian, its structures and fundamental drives hail from even earlier times, when our ancestors still lived in the sea and sported fins instead of limbs. Indeed, researchers at the University of Michigan reported in 2006 that even nematode roundworms can become addicted to nicotine and will suffer effects of withdrawal." Actually this complicates your grid somewhat: If you want food - you could FIGHT for food (attract & engage) if you are the food - you could Flight or Freez (Disengage & Repel) even Fight if your survival and group (pack/ herd) behaviour depended on it. Good Engagement with your grid !!!! (I have some other ideas that I will post later to you) eg - Fuck (the distinction between "similar" and "different") |