the enchanted loom reviews donald pfaff's book, the neuroscience of fair play
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The Enchanted Loom Teasing sturdy threads from
neuroscience masterworks
Teasing 10 threads
from
Donald Pfaff’s…
Thread 1:
Some rules of behavior are universally embedded
in the human brain – we are “wired for good
behavior.”
(pg. 2)
Thread 2:
I propose that we
have an inherent
capacity for fair
play. I say we are
wired for recip-
rocity.
(pg. 206)
Thread 3:
The amygdala can be viewed not as a “fear
center,” but as a crucial node in the fear
circuitry. However,
our more complex
fearful thoughts
arise from the infor-
mation-processing
power of our
cerebral cortex.
(pg. 28)
Thread 4:
The two sides of the prefrontal cortex support
opposite states of mind. Higher activity in the
left prefrontal cortex produces a sense of well-
being; higher
activity on
the right is
more often
associated
with misery.
(pg. 47)
Thread 5:
Stress hormones cripple the parts of the brain
that shut them off, so we have a vicious circle
that causes them to soar. This vicious circle
strengthens
with age;
worse, it
may even
acceler-
ate aging.
(pg. 58)
Thread 6:
The amygdala is a brain structure that keeps
emerging as a key to upholding The Golden Rule.
(pg. 112)
Thread 7:
“War is in fact one of the most rigidly
‘gendered’ activities known to humankind.”
The incidence of
murder of males
by unrelated males
closely parallels
testosterone con-
centration in a
man’s bloodstream.
(pg. 126)
Thread 8:
Risk factors for violence include poverty during
childhood, trouble during early school years,
harsh and erratic
parental discipline,
physical abuse and
neglect, humiliation,
lack of parental
nurturance and
a large family.
(pg. 147)
Thread 9:
Earliest interventions into the lives of children
most at risk are the most effective.
(pg. 155)
Thread 10:
The situation regarding the violence against
women looks so gloomy that it may be appro-
priate to consider
quite drastic
measures:
chemical
castration
with LHRH
to reduce
testosterone.
(pg. 157)
Thread 11:
Infancy and adolescence are particularly
sensitive periods when environmental factors
can produce
their most
crucial effects.
(pg. 180)
Image Credits:
Title Page: http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans
Slide 3 - http://www.babysitting.academy/your-preschool-teacher-wants-you-to-know/
Slide 12 - https://vitalanimal.com/chemical-castration/
Slide 2 - http://www2.rockefeller.edu/research/faculty/labheads/DonaldPfaff/
Slide 6 - http://willmarre.com/answer-for-women-in-leadership/
Slide 5 - http://bit.ly/1yDotfE
Slide 11 - https://www.verywell.com/cost-of-daycare-616847
Slide 10 - http://www.multiplemayhemmamma.com/2012/07/my-kids-your-discipline.html
Slide 14 - http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans
Slide 9 - https://criminal.attorneywdkickham.com/voluntary-manslaughter.html
Slide 8 - http://www.picofunny.com/funny/amygdala-anxiety-funny-8e162.html
Slide 7 - https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-stress.html
Slide 4 - https://www.deviantart.com/art/Swirl-139960366
Slide 13 - http://cooperativeparentingblog.com/
Mark Brady, PhD [email protected]
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