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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 TheEnchantedLoom@gmail.com

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