#panksepp brain processing systems

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Instincts are like so....

@subconsciousmysteries mentioned more clarity is needed regarding the chemistry orientation of the sx instinct. Basically, instincts are in the brain. 

The lower brain is about the bodily needs like food, water, sleep and sex. The midbrain and up has processing systems that you can categorise as seeking for resources, registering interpersonal awareness and attunement to chemistry.

To simplify things: sp is the lower brain (food, water, sleep, sex) and social and sexual is the midbrain and up. 

Another simplification: having sex for fun is sp. 

Having sex because you want to have children and not for fun means using sx in its basic sense. Genes are being recombined and a child is the result.  

Being sx-dom or sx-aux means you’re using sx in a much broader sense. You follow the things and the people that call to you. These things transform you and you’re another person because of them. You uproot your life and experience chemical dissolving and being remade, only different. That’s chemistry for enneagram-sx.  

And yes, most people will have sex both for fun and for procreation meaning they combine sp and sx. That wasn’t the point. 

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I study neurology and I can back this up!

Dopamine (the thing that makes us seek activities out) is being processed in our brains allllll the time. It’s what drives us to do, well, everything.

There are generally two phases when engaging in an activity to fulfill a need (this is from an animal behavior background, but in this human context, fulfilling needs can look like doing a work task or errand as well as sleeping/eating/resting)- consummatory and anticipatory.

Production of dopamine (made possible through the activated seeking system- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8406748/) is, in part, driven by your levels of desire To Do The Thing. So the dopamine drives us (which is part of why ADHD brains suck at starting tasks- not enough dopamine production)- that’s anticipatory.

Now, those levels will build and build until you enter the consummatory phase (the basking one, if you will). You have the prize! Typically, dopamine levels peak here, but then what drives us to keep seeking?

It depends on dopamine reward prediction error- Essentially, did the reward exceed or fall below what you expected the reward to be?

If it fell below (you expect a $100 dollar bill,and get a $10), the seeking system will stay activated and you’l produce more dopamine.

If it exceeded your expectations (you expected a $10 bill and got a $100 one) dopamine will peak higher than it did in the initial consummatory phase- in this example, think of the initial consummatory phase as being told the money’s waiting for you- the reward prediction error comes when you find out what that reward is worth.

The tricky thing about dopamine is that it makes us kind of crazy, because it’s natures very own meth. We can also be desensitized to it- I have a theory this is in part how workaholics are formed (pot, meet kettle).

When the reward prediction error is always negative, you’re driven to continue finding rewards until the value of the reward meets your expectations, and so you learn that you never rest. It exhausts us.

How do we fix this? We’re not entirely sure, but we think that mindfulness and appreciation is part of it. Our brain releases dopamine even in rehearsal (ie, thinking of the thing)- so if you stop to savor the moment you get more dopamine and you stay in the consummatory phase longer.

If you want more information, check out Dr. Panskepp’s work on Affective State Neuroscience

If you have achieved something, please remember to observe a mandatory period of basking in the warm glow of your achievement like a lizard on a stone, lest you teach your brain that effort is futile, actually, because it didn't get to enjoy its happy chemicals, so, naturally, nothing good ever comes of trying. (And no, avoiding punishment is not a reward!)

I recommend, like, 5% of basking time in relation to whatever time you invested into achieving the thing minimum. And if you can't make your own bask, friend-brought is fine (= tell your friends!).

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Many people have watched themselves helplessly as they began to do something they knew would be unhelpful or self-defeating. That’s the experience of brain lock: the clutch is stuck, so nothing can be done to stop the motor of ‘doing’ from engaging. A failure of the brain to go into ‘neutral’ may occur in any human being who is under physical strain, such as fatigue or hunger, or when they are emotionally stressed. In the brain of the addict the problem is worsened because her neurological circuits are impaired even under ordinary circumstances. This can be explained by what happens in the split second before the impulse emerges into awareness. In that fraction of a moment—which is still longer than the splinter of time devoted to conscious choice, when we can decide not to do something inappropriate—the brain carries out what is called ‘pre-attentive analysis.’ Pre-attentive analysis is the unconscious evaluation of what goals the brain circuits judge to be essential or irrelevant, valuable or worthless, desirable or unwanted. The cortex is primed to select actions that will achieve the goals set by this pre-attentive process. And what is the brain of the addict likely to value? Recall that the brain is in large part the product of early influences and that the attachment-reward and incentive-motivation systems of the addicted brain were directed toward maladaptive habits when the child’s needs for emotional nourishment were frustrated and denied. In the words of the seminal researcher Jaak Panksepp, ‘drug addictions wouldn’t occur unless they were related to natural reward processes of some kind.’ Habits and the brain circuits that maintain them form around substances and behaviours that promise instant if only temporary satisfaction. […] Freedom of choice, understood from the perspective of brain development, is not a universal or fixed attribute but a statistical probability. In other words, given a certain set of life experiences a human being will have either lesser or greater probability of having freedom in the realm of the psyche. A warmly nurtured child is much more likely to develop emotional freedom than an abused and neglected child. ‘The brain forces us to become reflections of our personal histories,’ write two U.S. research psychiatrists. ‘Simply stated, children reflect the world in which they are raised.’ As we have seen, the in utero and early childhood experiences of hardcore addicts will likely diminish the possibility of freedom. The probability of these children attaining even a basic level of psychic freedom from automatic mechanisms and drives is correspondingly less—not completely absent but less. If we cherish the human potential for transformation, the real issue becomes how to encourage and support the addict’s motivation and capacity to choose freedom despite damaging beginnings and a lifelong history of painful events—how, in other words, to promote healthy brain development later in life when the conditions for it have been lacking from earliest childhood onward.

Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction (p. 288 & 290–1)

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The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness

The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness * On this day of July 7, 2012, a prominent international group of cognitive neuroscientists, neuropharmacologists, neurophysiologists, neuroanatomists and computational neuroscientists gathered at The University of Cambridge to reassess the neurobiological substrates of conscious experience and related behaviors in human and non-human animals. While comparative research on this topic is naturally hampered by the inability of non-human animals, and often humans, to clearly and readily communicate about their internal states, the following observations can be stated unequivocally:  The field of Consciousness research is rapidly evolving. Abundant new techniques and strategies for human and non-human animal research have been developed. Consequently, more data is becoming readily available, and this calls for a periodic reevaluation of previously held preconceptions in this field. Studies of non-human animals have shown that homologous brain circuits correlated with conscious experience and perception can be selectively facilitated and disrupted to assess whether they are in fact necessary for those experiences. Moreover, in humans, new non-invasive techniques are readily available to survey the correlates of consciousness.  The neural substrates of emotions do not appear to be confined to cortical structures. In fact, subcortical neural networks aroused during affective states in humans are also critically important for generating emotional behaviors in animals. Artificial arousal of the same brain regions generates corresponding behavior and feeling states in both humans and non-human animals. Wherever in the brain one evokes instinctual emotional behaviors in non-human animals, many of the ensuing behaviors are consistent with experienced feeling states, including those internal states that are rewarding and punishing. Deep brain stimulation of these systems in humans can also generate similar affective states. Systems associated with affect are concentrated in subcortical regions where neural homologies abound. Young human and nonhuman animals without neocortices retain these brain-mind functions. Furthermore, neural circuits supporting behavioral/electrophysiological states of attentiveness, sleep and decision making appear to have arisen in evolution as early as the invertebrate radiation, being evident in insects and cephalopod mollusks (e.g., octopus).  Birds appear to offer, in their behavior, neurophysiology, and neuroanatomy a striking case of parallel evolution of consciousness. Evidence of near human-like levels of consciousness has been most dramatically observed in African grey parrots. Mammalian and avian emotional networks and cognitive microcircuitries appear to be far more homologous than previously thought. Moreover, certain species of birds have been found to exhibit neural sleep patterns similar to those of mammals, including REM sleep and, as was demonstrated in zebra finches, neurophysiological patterns, previously thought to require a mammalian neocortex. Magpies in particular have been shown to exhibit striking similarities to humans, great apes, dolphins, and elephants in studies of mirror self-recognition.  In humans, the effect of certain hallucinogens appears to be associated with a disruption in cortical feedforward and feedback processing. Pharmacological interventions in non-human animals with compounds known to affect conscious behavior in humans can lead to similar perturbations in behavior in non-human animals. In humans, there is evidence to suggest that awareness is correlated with cortical activity, which does not exclude possible contributions by subcortical or early cortical processing, as in visual awareness. Evidence that human and nonhuman animal emotional feelings arise from homologous subcortical brain networks provide compelling evidence for evolutionarily shared primal affective qualia. We declare the following: “The absence of a neocortex does not appear to preclude an organism from experiencing affective states. Convergent evidence indicates that non-human animals have the neuroanatomical, neurochemical, and neurophysiological substrates of conscious states along with the capacity to exhibit intentional behaviors. Consequently, the weight of evidence indicates that humans are not unique in possessing the neurological substrates that generate consciousness. Nonhuman animals, including all mammals and birds, and many other creatures, including octopuses, also possess these neurological substrates.” * The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness was written by Philip Low and edited by Jaak Panksepp, Diana Reiss, David Edelman, Bruno Van Swinderen, Philip Low and Christof Koch. The Declaration was publicly proclaimed in Cambridge, UK, on July 7, 2012, at the Francis Crick Memorial Conference on Consciousness in Human and non-Human Animals, at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, by Low, Edelman and Koch. The Declaration was signed by the conference participants that very evening, in the presence of Stephen Hawking, in the Balfour Room at the Hotel du Vin in Cambridge, UK. The signing ceremony was memorialized by CBS 60 Minutes.

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The body's natural clock is based upon a twenty-five hour cycle which, clearly, does not line up with the twenty-four hour solar clock on which the world functions. In order to make up for this lack of alignment, the human brain releases a hormone called melatonin. Melatonin is secreted by the pineal gland, located at the very base of the brain. This is the gland most commonly linked to the various nerve and neural pathways between the visual center in the brain and the eyes which take in the images.

The pineal gland begins releasing melatonin when there is a lack of signals from the eyes to the visual center of the brain; that is, when it becomes dark. The greater the levels of melatonin in the blood, the less capable the brain stem (which is responsible for keeping us awake) is to keep us awake, and sleep results.

The way in which melatonin actually functions remains a mystery, as only rough details of the process are understood. What is known is that the body depends on melatonin in order to become synchronized with the solar day, and to regulate the times in which we work well, eat, and sleep, as well as when the majority of the body's other hormones should or should not be present.

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Melatonin is considered to be a safe enough substance that it is readily available without a prescription, over-the-counter at local pharmacies. It is commonly used to treat sleep disturbances and is usually most effective when taken a half hour before bedtime and when complimented by a "bedtime routine" such as dimming the lights and keeping calm.

When it comes to melatonin autism therapies, the aforementioned Dr. Jaak Panksepp described in an article that autistic children frequently suffer from sleep disorders, suggesting a melatonin-system related issue. As melatonin is the body's natural sleep regulator, Panksepp finds that autistic children are better capable of achieving the quality sleep they need, and for adequate periods of time when melatonin is supplemented.

Further to this finding, improved biological rhythms are also achieved through melatonin application and a high anti-oxidant effect is witnessed. This anti-oxidant effect is explained through the body's natural sleep functions within which certain chemical reactions occur to counteract the day's collection of harmful free radicals. Anti-oxidants slow down the degeneration of tissue, hypertension, cataract, atherosclerosis, macular degeneration in the eyes, and other results of high free radical levels in the body. Those free radicals are neutralized by anti-oxidants such as vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, and body-generated chemicals such as melatonin.

With melatonin supplementation, autism sufferers can gain not only improved sleep but also powerful antioxidant performance, leading researchers to believe that this safe and useable hormone can greatly assist in the reduction of autism symptoms that may have been aggravated as a result of lack of sleep and from free radical damage. With melatonin treatments - under the proper supervision and recommendation of the child's physician - many autistic children (and their parents for that matter) can sleep better and minimize the impact of their condition.

Admittedly, further data is required before a final statement can be made about the success - or lack thereof - of melatonin autism therapy. However, it has produced high hopes in many parents who are eager to be able to reap these very appealing and easy-to-achieve rewards. Speak to your child's physician if you feel your child would benefit from melatonin supplementation.

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How to make good friends. Secrets from the research…

If “other people matter” is the secret to happiness; then making and keeping good friends is the strategy we all need to follow.

Happiness is very much about the quality (and, to some extent, the quantity) or our relationships.

And this research, therefore, is a must read for those wanting a happier (and healthier) life…

via Eric Barker

Forget pandas. Close friends are the real endangered species these days.

That’s a painful thing. And I don’t mean “sad-painful.” I mean “broken-arm-painful.” At least that’s how your brain sees it. Your grey matter experiences social pain the exact same way it does physical pain. So much so that Tylenol actually relieves feelings of rejection.

From The Neuroscience of Human Relationships:

The overlap of neuroanatomical processes involved in physical and social pain highlights the conservation of preexisting structures for later-evolving functions. The cingulate becomes activated when we, or those we love, experience physical pain as well as when we experience social exclusion (Davis et al., 1997; Koyama et al., 1998; Lenz et al., 1998; Panksepp, 2003b). The common underlying neurobiology of physical and social pain may help us to understand why the quality of our relationships has such a profound effect on our physical health (Robles & Kiecolt-Glaser, 2003). It also helps to explain why painkillers such as acetaminophen decrease anterior cingulate activation as well as the negative emotional impact of social rejection (Petrovic et al., 2002; DeWall et al., 2010).

A hospital noticed that a lot of child patients were dying. So they limited the tykes contact with others to protect the kids from catching anything. And the result was more children dying. When the kids were given extra social contact, that’s when the situation improved.

Sometimes a lack of affection can be worse than the danger of infection.

From The Neuroscience of Human Relationships:

In response to a high number of deaths, physicians attempted to keep the children safe from infectious diseases by separating them from one another and ordering that their handling be kept to a minimum. Yet they still died at such alarming rates that admission forms and death certificates were signed at intake for the sake of efficiency. It was not until the children were held, rocked, and allowed to interact with one another that their survival rate improved (Blum, 2002).

We need relationships. Critically. We are social animals at our core. But in the modern era we often don’t act like it. And we don’t get clear answers on how to improve the situation.

In many cases we make mistakes that prevent us from really connecting with others and end up with lukewarm friendships but no idea how to deepen them. Time to fix that.

Let’s get to it…

Put The “Ow!” In Hours

Aristotle said, “The desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.” And Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Friendship requires more time than poor busy men can usually command.”

And a recent study seems to back that up. Looks like making close friends takes a lot of time:

Logistic regressions offered 3-point estimates: 94 hr when acquaintances become casual friends, 164 hr when casual friends become friends, and 219 hr when friends become good/best friends. These numbers are likely conservative estimates due to the inclusion of both closed system and chosen relationships and due to the retrospective nature of the study.

With numbers like that, it’s amazing we have any friends at all. But the reason it takes that long is because we’re doing friendship wrong. We’re all scared and worried and it takes us a long time to really open up.

But what if you suddenly became fearless? Could you make a close friend in less than 219 hours?

Yeah. You could do it in 45 minutes.

From How to Have a Good Day: Harness the Power of Behavioral Science to Transform Your Working Life:

On a scale of 1 to 7, hundreds of volunteers rated their “deepest” relationship as a 4.65 for closeness. After talking about their answers to personal questions for forty-five minutes, random pairs rated their closeness as 3.82 – not all that much lower.

It’s called “reciprocal disclosure.” Arthur Aron created bonds between people that could last a lifetime with just 36 questions. The results were so powerful two study subjects subsequently got married.

I can hear people screaming right now: JUST GIMME THE QUESTIONS! GIMME THE QUESTIONS! GIMME!

Fine, fine. They’re here. But that’s not the point. Those questions aren’t magical. Everybody always says we need to listen, listen, listen to improve relationships. And there’s a reason for that: most of us are horrible listeners.

But it’s still only half the battle. Nobody ever made a good friend by interrogating people or turning a friendly meeting into a job interview.

We need to ask deep questions. And give our own deep responses. You gotta get personal. And then you need to escalate it and go deeper and get more personal. Hopes, dreams, feelings, regrets, memories.

Small talk isn’t neutral. Research shows it can actually harm friendships:

Notably, small talk predicted a reduction in friendship closeness from 6 weeks to 9 weeks. That is, friendships engaging in small talk become less close over time. These findings add another element to Dunbar’s (1996) assertion that time is a constraint to friendship development; namely, what people do with their time together uniquely explains the development of friendship closeness.

You gotta ask tough questions and give serious answers. It’s “Truth or Dare” — with no dares. If you feel uncomfortable, you’re doing it right. And it makes most of us feel very uncomfortable. And that’s why we need 219 hours to finally get around to it.

I know, you’re scared of being judged. Don’t be. You want to be judged. How close can you feel to people who don’t understand you at all? Studies show when we’re judgeable we’re happier and live more authentic lives.

From No One Understands You and What to Do About It:

Research consistently shows that people who are more judgeable are psychologically better adjusted—they are happier; are more satisfied with their personal and professional lives; have more lasting, positive relationships; and have a greater sense of purpose. They feel able to live more authentically and are more confident in their self-knowledge. This makes a lot of sense. If people are seeing you the way you see yourself, then you aren’t getting all the unsettling, self-doubt-inducing feedback that the chronically misunderstood have to endure. Life is simply easier and more rewarding when people “get you” and provide you with the opportunities and support that are a good fit for you.

By the way, when I walk through the automatic doors at the grocery store sometimes I pretend I’m opening them using The Force — just like I did when I was 8. Vulnerable me does silly things. Judge away.

Open up. Be vulnerable. Don’t be afraid. Unless you have thousands of hours to spare.

(To learn more about the science of a successful life, check out my bestselling book here.)

Alright, you’re putting yourself out there. And that’s something that can help everyone improve their friendships. But what is a strategy tailored for you that will take your friendships to the next level?

…keep reading the full & original article HERE

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