The New PSYCHOLOGY: A Unified Field of Brain, Mind, Behavior, Perception, Culture...: Abbreviated Edition (B&W)
The New PSYCHOLOGY: A Unified Field of Brain, Mind, Behavior, Perception, Culture...: Abbreviated Edition (B&W) These are the bits and pieces that make up a deep understanding of our mind. At the witch trials in Salem, when the accused witch was brought into the courtroom, adrenaline and cortisol would have shot into the bloodstream of the spectators. Neurotransmitters would have surged through their brain. Their very brain waves would have shot up from 12 to 40 cycles per second. A P300 brain wave would have screamed “ALERT”. Their heart jumped. A chill went up their spine. Three girls began to shriek “Witch, Witch!” We know this because the same thing happens in America today among those watching a Hollywood horror movie about witches, zombies, demons, murder and more. We can measure this on a GSR or watch the brain waves on an fMRI. This is basic to understanding how our brain works in dealing with anxiety, depression, politics, love, sex, interpersonal ...