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psychology
Sep. 28th, 2005 09:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
novapsycheElectric impulses in our brains are not translated. They're transduced.
How is sound transduced by the ear? We don't know. We only know that there are electrochemical responses that modulate vibrations and render them as sound to our brains.
I surmise feelings follow a similar course. The limbic system is one of the oldest parts of the brain and is where our "feelings" arise. The amygdala is involved in the recognition of fear; the reward complex is involved in the recognition of pleasure. Neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine are directly involved in the limbic system. These partly determine one's reaction to any particular stimulus. The other part is based on memory, associations, connotations. We are influenced by all we've encountered before.
Now thoughts, I still can't tell you what thought is.
How is sound transduced by the ear? We don't know. We only know that there are electrochemical responses that modulate vibrations and render them as sound to our brains.
I surmise feelings follow a similar course. The limbic system is one of the oldest parts of the brain and is where our "feelings" arise. The amygdala is involved in the recognition of fear; the reward complex is involved in the recognition of pleasure. Neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine are directly involved in the limbic system. These partly determine one's reaction to any particular stimulus. The other part is based on memory, associations, connotations. We are influenced by all we've encountered before.
Now thoughts, I still can't tell you what thought is.