The relationship between the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala fundamentally changes with meditation. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes amygdala cortex fundamentally
What we have found is that because of smartphones and access to media, and because everybody knows how everyone else lives, you have no idea where the next huge social movement is going to erupt. Jim Yong Kim accesseruptfind Change image and share on social
A lot of young people don't think they can make a difference. That's really what I am at Dartmouth to do. I'm there to tell the young people, 'Look, a few committed souls can change the world.' Jim Yong Kim changecommitdartmouth Change image and share on social
I grew up under Thatcher. I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless. Then gradually over the years it occurred to me that this was actually a very convenient myth for the state. Thom Yorke believeconvenientfundamentally Change image and share on social
The amygdala is indeed crucial for monitoring our environment and deciding what's worth getting worked up over. Once the amygdala determines this, however, it merely trips another circuit to actually produce the panic. Sam Kean amygdalacircuitcrucial share on social
Along with our many human propensities, we evolved a huge cerebral cortex with which we make decisions. Helen Fisher cerebralcortexdecision Change image and share on social