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Neurology, cognitive psychology and self observation
Neurology, cognitive psychology and self observationMy interest in neurology and cognitive psychology actually came fairly late in my experience with psychology and self development. I went into psychology half unsure what I'd like to do with my life, and...
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Dancing on the edge of entropy…
Dancing on the edge of entropy...Had a really useful chat with a friend a couple of hours ago. We talked about science and scepticism, which helped me notice something really significant.When we were talking, I mentioned my old division into "science...
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Group theory in change
Group theory in change Years ago, when I first encountered this material in Watzlavick's "Change", I had a feeling that it's great, but I can't quite grasp it in its fullness. Like there was a lot more to be understood for changework there, but...
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The neurological basis of belief
The neurological basis of beliefLet's face it - the whole field of self development uses a LOT of fuzzy terms. Things that we seem to know and understand on an everyday basis, but which fall apart when put under any kind of actual scrutiny.Things like...
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Thinking in mental models
Thinking in mental modelsI have to confess to something - I've never read some of the classics in neurology, like LeDoux. I have, for the longest time, found his "Emotional Brain" simply too hard, too obtuse to read. Damasio I could stomach, although he...
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Catastrophic changes – case study
Catastrophic changes - a case studyIn the catastrophic changes post, I mentioned I had the chance to observe a large-scale catastrophic change for an extended period of time, from a fairly close position. While this is, of course, a case study (and at...
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