nueroscience of self and epistemology

brain regions associated with autobiographical self

hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, DMN

brain regions associated with sense of body (BIID)

superior parietal lobe (SPL)

brain regions associated with awareness of physical (DPD, cotard’s, DID)

insula

regions associated with bodily autonomy (schizophrenia)

corrollary discharge signals

regions assocaited with dissociation

PFC inhibits hippocampus, reduce frontal and limbic system connectivity, vlPFC suppresses emotions

right hemisphere processes things (serially, parallel)

parallel

which part of the brain is associated with gut instinct?

OFC, associated with connecting cortex, amygdala, and hindbrain, creating a sense of intuition

why is going with your gut instinct detrimental?

you can repeat bad habits

both contemplation and science concur that () associated with () doesn’t perceive reality as is

concsiouness, sensory experiences

what is codepedent arising?

perceiver and object of perception are empty and dependent on each other

science is sufficent for () aspects of concsiouness

coarse

why is sensory perception not sufficient enough for explaining the truth

sensory experiences show the relative truth

how do you know if you are making progress with contemplation?

Training involves applying techniques, and progress is denoted by the extent in which you can apply techniques

what are koans

nonsensical riddles used by teacher to test a students progress

can conclusions drawn by contemplatives be verified by a third party?

only if the third party has training

what are neurological states associated with super meditators?

high levels of gamma waves, increased left prefrontal acitvity (happiness), better at identifying microexpresssions, less attentional blink affect, higher neural synchrony

gamma waves are associated with ()

higher neural synchorny

gamma wave is a high frequency brain wave associated with better…

WM, learning, attention, perception

in the rat gamma wave experiment, stimulating gamma waves with light and clicking resulted in

reduced beta amyloid and tau protein, increased microglia, memory enhancement , reduce synpatic loss

bundle theory- david Hume

the self is really just a bundle of impressions that change. there is nothing that holds the bundle together/there is no permanent self

what is the annatta ?

fundemntal tenet of buddhism, talks about not self

what is the difference between attachment and desire?

attachment is desire to the point where you belive you need something to be happy. attachment tries to freeze reality

defending the ego is natural, however if you think that you are being (), that is a problem

harmed

ego bubble is

a narrow space in which everything gravitates around yourself, created to protect the ego

ego bubble is a () of the self

contraction

wide angle vision is associated (), and cogntivie attraction is associated with ()

positive affect, negative affect

what is the Big Mind?

nonduality, no barrier between subject and object

what do some people argue that is a flaw of the big mind belief>

introduces a sense of self to Buddhism

pantheism is

believing nature is the same as divinity/God

neurological affects of nonduality

reduced DMN activity, insula acitvity icnreases, high levels of gamma waves

is self involved with schizophrenia?

yes, schizophrenics experience nondual experiences, however they develop a stronger deisre to protect the ego self

what happened to HunDUn in the taoist tale

the king’s men drilled facial features into him and he died

what does Hun Dun represent

he is the faceless no self at the center of your being

to view your central identity as your appearance to others is»»

death of true self

what does the advaita vedanta school believe

that there is an udnerlying consciousness witnessing all experience

what is the atman

the essential self within us that is one with the broader consiouness, our real self