Retained Primitive Reflexes
Clinicians and educators who work with embodied self-awareness often talk about “mind” and “body.” This is an oversimplification that leads to misconceptions: the “mind” is in the head and the “body” is below the neck. The problem is that the mind is part of the body and the body has a mind of its own in its peripheral nerve cells and receptors and
... See moreAlan Fogel • Body Sense: The Science and Practice of Embodied Self-Awareness (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)
The key difference is how the essence is captured. Patterns are absorbed and refined over time, stored away in the deep, nonverbal recesses of your mind, and conveyed to you in the form of hunches. The hunch that a particular ballcarrier is about to dart left, or that your spouse is ready to explode in anger, is the result of recognized patterns fr
... See moreSteve McMenamin • Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies: Understanding Patterns of Project Behavior (Dorset House eBooks)
What, though, does it mean for a premotor neuron to fire while you are observing the actions of others?