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PHYSIOLOGY IS CONSCIOUSNESS
PARADIGMS
underlying values
meaning making
developed by experience
Paradigm Blindness
follow paradigm/ignore contradictory facts
Paradigms & Racism
quick fix?
workshops not enough
US is white supremacist society
does not refer to hate groups
system set up one group has all advantages
no genetic race distinction
racisim
equals
prejudice plus power
implicit bias
BRAIN & CONSCIOUSNESS in MODERN SCIENCE
brain
physiology
sun
non-changing
materialsm
consciousness is an illusion
dualism
two separate realms
reflection
reflector
effect
equals
personal experience
KUHN CYCLE
pre-science
normal science
model drift
model crisis
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DETAILS OF THE BRAIN
neurons
cell body
integrates
input
input processes
known as
dendrites
output processes
known as
axons
white matter
fat layering axon
hundred billion neurons
astrocytes store glucose
solid mass
grey matter
location
outside of brain/surface of brain
function
where brain puts stuff together
cell body makes energy
MATURATION GUIDED BY DNA
number of connections
increases then decreases
pruning
sense of individuality emerges
thinking more abstract
ages 10-18
synaptic connections
high synaptic density ages 3--7
increase during 1st 3yrs of life
front of brain
remains thick throughout life
biological process
sculpt # of connections/output fibers
myelination
white matter maturation
brain changes
equals
ability to respond to world changes
sensory and motor areas
ages 3-7
creative play
1st 3yrs of life
child visually/auditorily touch outside world
different areas myelinate at different times
left/right hemispheres
matures between ages 7-10
allows coordination specificity
ability to think quicker
allows
higher levels of consciousness to be maintained
other brain areas
memory, emotions, intention, past experience
begins at age 12, ends at 25
last areas to myelinate
EXPERIENCE CHANGES THE BRAIN
as physiology changes, consciousness changes
70% of brain connections change daily
brain is constantly changing
rewire the brain: FEED
focus
determination
effort
effortlessness
TWO PROCESS SLEEP GUIDE
deep rest
ensures mind is clear
sleep pressure
grows each hour we are awake
brain fires more slowly at night
sleep prepares brain
for another day of activity
circadian rhythm
interacts with sleep pressure
driven by the sun
24-hour rhythm of chemicals
BRAIN DURING SLEEPING & DREAMING
brain stem effects
waking
raphe
responsible for serotonin
modulates hunger, thirst
locus ceruleus
brings adrenaline/norepinepherine
keeps brain awake
2 groups neurons firing
dreaming
acetylcholine
comes on during REM
four sleep cycles
stage 3 & 4
deepest part of sleep
REM (dreaming)
delta
stage 1
alpha drop out
thoughts less linear
stage 2
marker: spindle
thalamus turned off
sigma
brain blood flow during sleep
thalamus
2nd part of brain to become less active
decreases front part first
allows brain to go to sleep
difficulty performing complex tasks
SLEEP PREPARES BRAIN FOR NEXT DAY'S ACTIVITY
lack of sleep
causes
inattention to daily tasks
causes
inefficiency
causes
physiological stress
to maintain good sleep
be consistent
regular exercise
keep regular sleep schedule (in line with Circadian Rhythm)
regular TM practice
sleep amount needs
teens
9.5 hours
adults
8hrs 20 min
age 1
13-14 hours
seniors
8 hours
newborns
16-18 hours
STRUCTURE OF THE RETINA
two types of receptors
rods
sensitive to black and white
cones
sensitive to color
3 types
medium wavelength
responds to
red and yellow
long wavelength
responds to
green and yellow
short wavelength
responds to
blue
neural recovery
light falls on cells again, not much response
neuron fires then needs to recover
light leaves eye via optic nerve
convergence of rods and cones
determines
acuity
binocular convergence
light comes in bounces off back of eye
attention
eyes receive 400 billion bits of info
is the flow of consciousness
involves layers
level of intellect
spotlight of attention in perceptual field
sensory
level of mind where info comes in
senses
level of retina
determines what we see
lateral inhibition
means
one cell fires, cells on either side quiets
TM PRACTICE LEADS TO TRANSCENDING
reduces content
to experience
pure consciousness
brain waves
alpha 1 coherence highest
TM phases
reduced sympathetic activity
frontal alpha coherence
apneustic breathing
increased parasympathetic activity
subject experience
highly dynamic
yoga: union of mind w/universal source
expanded in silence
OTHER MEDITATION PRACTICES
open monitoring
frequency band: theta
examples: mindfulness, kriya yoga
content monitoring
automatic self-transcending
frequency band: alpha 1
examples: TM, 45yr case of qigong master
transcends steps of meditation
focused attention
frequency band: gamma
examples: zen, qigong, compassion, vipassana
focusing on chosen object
MANTRA AND TM
allows natural tendency of mind to settle
effortless
thoughts function as impulse
thinking of a word devoid of meaning
FOURTH STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
higher blood flow front of brain
EEG coherence
alpha, beta, gamma
high alpha coherence
criteria
greater breadth of sense of self
physiologically distinct
distinct from waking, sleeping, dreaming
absence of space, time, body sense
refines physiology
brain transformation
very real state possible for all
COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS
all sustaining
inner wakefulness throughout night
effects of regular meditation over time
faster activity riding on delta EEG
higher alpha 1 activity with delta
pure consciousness
BRAIN INTEGRATION DURING TASKS
higher states innate to brain physiology
broad band coherence
increased blood flow front of brain
increased alpha EEG
HOW HIGHER STATES DEVELOP
increased frontal brain coherence
natural extension of develoopment
two states of nervous system coexist
frontal executive circuits needed
anatomically connected with all other brain areas
maintains wholeness
physiological habituation
WHAT INFLUENCES DECISION MAKING
high road functioning
multiple decision points
cognitive rational response
uses frontal cortex
slower CEO
low road
heart response
response to stimuli
WE ARE WHAT WE EAT
caffeine
clogs adenosine receptors
alcohol
kills brain cells
drugs
marijuana
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