{"id":15839,"date":"2023-03-27T06:06:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T06:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=15839"},"modified":"2023-03-29T07:17:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T07:17:47","slug":"the-reptilian-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/the-reptilian-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reptilian Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"The Reptilian Brain\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p>ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMER:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please be aware, that as always, whatever I post is not necessarily set in stone. That means, much of what I share is information that I research or which comes my way and the best you can do is correct or question anything that doesn&#8217;t make sense to you&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>as has done one member of our <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/groups\/rhnegatives\">Facebook group<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Paul MacLean described this model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The theory is wrong. Our brains are not fundamentally different from those of reptiles or even fish. Every mammal has a neocortex, and all vertebrae, including reptiles, birds, amphibians and fish, have cortex&nbsp;<a><\/a>analogies. For example, the neocortex of mammals is not a completely new structure, but a modification of the reptile cortex.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This is her comment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Paul Donald MacLean was an American physician and neuroscientist who made significant contributions in the fields of physiology, psychiatry, and brain research through his work at Yale Medical School and the National Institute of Mental Health.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This is according to Google.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feel free to comment in our comment section:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The reptilian brain<\/em>, the oldest of the three, controls the body&#8217;s vital functions such as heart rate, breathing, body temperature and balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Reptilian Brain (See link in description)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R18RDVmMhTg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our reptilian brain includes the main structures found in a reptile&#8217;s brain: the brainstem and the cerebellum. The reptilian brain is reliable but tends to be somewhat rigid and compulsive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>The&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thebrain.mcgill.ca\/flash\/a\/a_01\/a_01_cr\/a_01_cr_ana\/a_01_cr_ana.html#limbique\">limbic<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;brain emerged in the first mammals. It can record memories of behaviours that produced agreeable and disagreeable experiences, so it is responsible for what are called emotions in human beings. The main structures of the limbic brain are the hippocampus, the amygdala, and the hypothalamus. The limbic brain is the seat of the value judgments that we make, often unconsciously, that exert such a strong influence on our behaviour.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>The&nbsp;<strong>neocortex<\/strong>&nbsp;first assumed importance in primates and culminated in the human brain with its two large cerebral hemispheres that play such a dominant role. These hemispheres have been responsible for the development of human language, abstract thought, imagination, and consciousness. The neocortex is flexible and has almost infinite&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thebrain.mcgill.ca\/flash\/d\/d_07\/d_07_p\/d_07_p_tra\/d_07_p_tra.html\">learning abilities<\/a>. The neocortex is also what has enabled human&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thebrain.mcgill.ca\/flash\/i\/i_01\/i_01_s\/i_01_s_ana\/i_01_s_ana.html\">cultures<\/a>&nbsp;to develop.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog wp-block-embed-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ubkTDFhwTl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/comparative_evolution_of_the_striatum_and_pallium_in_vertebrates\/\">Comparative evolution of the striatum and pallium in vertebrates<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Comparative evolution of the striatum and pallium in vertebrates&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/comparative_evolution_of_the_striatum_and_pallium_in_vertebrates\/embed\/#?secret=oZqjbbZ18v#?secret=ubkTDFhwTl\" data-secret=\"ubkTDFhwTl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These three parts of the brain do not operate independently of one another. They have established numerous interconnections through which they influence one another.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thebrain.mcgill.ca\/flash\/d\/d_04\/d_04_cr\/d_04_cr_peu\/d_04_cr_peu.html#2\">The neural pathways from the limbic system to the cortex<\/a>, for example, are especially well developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thebrain.mcgill.ca\/flash\/d\/d_05\/d_05_cr\/d_05_cr_her\/d_05_cr_her.html#:~:text=The%20reptilian%20brain%2C%20the%20oldest,the%20brainstem%20and%20the%20cerebellum.\" target=\"_blank\">The Brain<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"The Reptilian Brain\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"The Reptilian Brain\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMER: Please be aware, that as always, whatever I post is not necessarily set in stone. That means, much of what I share is information that I research or which comes my way and the best you can do is correct or question anything that doesn&#8217;t make sense to you&#8230; as has done one member of our Facebook group: Paul MacLean described this model. The theory is wrong. Our brains are not fundamentally different from those of reptiles or even fish. Every mammal has a neocortex, and all vertebrae, including reptiles, birds, amphibians and fish, have cortex&nbsp;analogies. For example, the neocortex of mammals is not a completely new structure, but a modification of the reptile cortex. 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