Enchanted Loom ~ V. S. Ramachandran

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The Enchanted LoomTeasing sturdy threads from

neuroscience masterworks

Teasing 10 threads fromV. S. Ramachandran’s…

Thread 1:

The brain is our “organ of destiny” and at the same time our “second favorite organ.”

(pg. xiv)

Thread 2:

Small changes in a complex network can engender radical shifts - a phase transition.

(pg. 12)

Thread 3:

Gifted artists may enjoy excess neural connectivity between various sensory areas.

(pgs. 104-105)

Thread 4:

“Gandhi neurons” blur the boundary between self and others – not just metaphorically, but quite literally. (pg. 124)

Thread 5:

The need to inhibit impulsive actions may be the reason for the evolution of free will.

(pg. 124)

Thread 6:

Imagine: the only thing separating your consciousness from another’s might only be your skin!

(pg. 125)

Thread 7:

Brains are made up of modules that are con- stantly being updated through powerful interactions with each other, the body, the environment, and indeed with other brains.

(pg. 126)

Thread 8:

If you want to understand art, you have to understand rasa : the very essence or the very spirit of something.

(pg. 198)

Thread 9:

The Nine Laws of Aesthetics: 1. Grouping 2. Peak Shift 3. Contrast 4. Isolation 5. Peekaboo 6. Coincidence Abhorrence 7. Orderliness 8. Symmetry 9. Metaphor

(pg. 200)

Thread 10:

Neurology tells us that the self consists of many components, and the notion of one unitary self may be an illusion.(pg. 247)

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Title Page: http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans

Slide 3 - http://www.teamjimmyjoe.com/2014/10/18-cool-funny-pics-and-memes/

Slide 12 - http://bit.ly/1I3Ry9k

Slide 2 - http://ti.me/1bGkbgp

Slide 6 - http://amex.co/1PfFBhk

Slide 5 - https://blog.soton.ac.uk/comp6044/tag/brain/

Slide 11 - http://pixshark.com/bilateral-symmetry-in-nature.htm

Slide 10 - http://www.inner-light-meditation.com/

Slide 14 - http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans

Slide 9 - http://bit.ly/1qz0ono

Slide 8 - http://www.hindawi.com/journals/drp/2012/198789/fig1/

Slide 7 - http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2012/04/27/3490312.htm

Slide 4 - http://fineartamerica.com/featured/neural-network-mehau-kulyk.html

Mark Brady, PhDTheEnchantedLoom@gmail.com

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