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  • 7/28/2019 1.19.the Brain and the Subconscious Mind

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    An understanding of the human brain structure is helpful in explaining the behavior of our friends, relatives, coworkers, customers etc. Our brains consist of twohemispheres left and right; one of them is usually dominant. In nearly all righthanded and many lefthanded people, the left hemisphere is dominant. A personsdominant hemisphere is usually occupied with language and logical operations,while the other hemisphere controls emotions and artistic and spatial skills.

    The concept of right brain and left brain thinking developed from the research inthe late 1960s of an American psychiatrist Roger Sperry. He discovered that theleft and right hemispheres of the human brain process information in differentways. One (the right hemisphere) is visual and processes information in an intuitiveand simultaneous way, looking first at the whole picture, then the details. Theother(the left hemisphere) is verbal and processes information in an analytical andsequentialway, looking first at the pieces and then putting them together to get thewhole picture. Sperry was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1981, although subsequentresearch has shown that this model is slightly simplified. People tend to perceiveinformation using their dominant hemisphere first. However, the learning andthinking process is enhanced when both hemispheres of the brain are involved.

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    Our brain is a wonderful machine. Although the human brain and intelligence hasbeen studied a lot, there i s little understanding of how the brain works to produceintelligence. A human brain contains about 100 billion cells (about the number ofstars in the Milky Way). Scientists cannot find significant physical differencesbetween brains of highly intelligent and talented people and less intelligent ones.

    The brain needs ten times more blood than other organs of the body. The brain cannot store glucose for later use but muscles and other organs can. Although the adultbrain makes up only two percent of the body weight, its energy and oxygen consumption is twenty percent of the bodys total.

    There are some similaritiesbetween brains and computers. Computers performcomplicatedcalculations at incredible speeds, but they work in a fixed way and theycannot make memoryassociations and generate creative ideas. For example, if aperson needs a screwdriverand there isnt one, he will usually think creatively anduse a knife orcoin instead. Computers cannot do this. In fact, it is claimed thatwhen it comes to recognizingvisual images, controlling movements and reactions,a powerful computer cannot compete with even the brain of a fly.

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    THE BRAIN AND THE SUBCONSCIOUS MINDwww.etcentre.com.ua

    Our brains upshift and downshift depending on the situation. Our brains upshiftwhen we are learning or doing something creative and downshift when we feelthreatened.

    Most of our mental processes are deeply rooted in stereotypes and habits.Our brains are a bit like computers, but they are selfimproving computers. Learnto develop new useful habits and integrate them into your behavior.

    Our thoughts change chemical reactions in our brain and affect our moods.The mind can be at least as powerful as medicinewhen it comes to changing chemical reactions in our brain. Behavioral modification (altering the way a personbehaves) and cognitive therapy (altering theattitudeand way of thinking) alter thechemistry of the brain. Thoughts can remodel our brain and change our habits andpersonality. In order to stimulate and induce positive change, new positive ideasshould be recorded into the subconscious mind on top of the old information youwant replaced.

    Our brains are also like muscles the more we use them, the stronger and morepowerful they become. Keep your brain young and active by giving it new challenges. Train and develop your brain by learning new useful skills. Try changingroutines as often as you can. For example, focus on expanding your vocabulary,while taking a nice walk, instead of taking an overcrowdedbus or going by car.

    You can retrain your brain to operate in English.So, people can change the way they think and also make their brain stronger. Takecare of your health to keep your brain fit. It is true that healthy people usually havea healthy mind. Good health and fitness levels give you overall improved energy,which leads to better concentration and productivity.

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    THE BRAIN AND THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND Effective Communication in English

    Although men and women think in different ways, there are no significant differences between the intelligence levels of males and females. Generally, women aremore skilled verbally and men do better on visualspatial tasks. Interestingly, theneuron which joins the two halves of the brain has been found to be larger inwomen's than in men's brains. This supports the theory that women can switchfrom emotional to practical thinking more quickly than men.

    Each of the hemispheres consists of three layers developed during different periodsof evolution.

    The deepest part of the human brain is the brain stem and it is similar to a reptilian brain. It is a remnant of our prehistoric past. This part of the brain is primarilyfocused on survival, obtaining food and safety(keeping you from becoming someones food). It takes over when you feel threatened or endangered. It plays animportant role when it is necessary to make a quickdecision.

    The second layer is the limbic stem, which is similar to the brain of a mammal.Its responsible for bodily functions. This is where our emotions and feelings aregenerated.

    The neocortex is the most evolutionaryadvanced part of our brain. It governs yourability to speak, think and solve problems. The neocortexaffects your creativityand yourabilityto learn. The neocortex makes up about 80 percent of the brain.

    In the industrial age, reptilian behavior was honored and needed. Companiesexpected assembly line workers to take orders and work without thinking.Industrial age management performed the functions of the neocortex.Management did the thinking and workers did what management told them to do.

    The business environment is different in the information age. Today, workers mustthink, make decisions, and use their creativity. Many management experts arecon

    vinced that reptilian behavior is a disadvantage and an obstacle in the informationage. Yet, it takes time for changes to take place and reptilian behavior still exists.

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