temporarily persistent emotional state that affects our reactions to
situations? So I would guess that's affected by hormones which vary
between the sexes, but also greatly between individuals of each, as
well as one's general outlook and the immediate circumstances. It's
hard to tell how to correlate what with what. Any specific
suggestions?
Well, I did mention I had a rather male mind, so that might be a clue,
and Tony is usually a male name. Of course, I am in touch and at peace
with my X gene. Couldn't live without it, although I am perfectly
happy to have one of those scrawny dilapidated Y genes. :)
Did you know birds have w and z genes, and it's the egg that
determines the sex of the offspring, rather than the sperm? I found
that interesting and kind of surprising....
Peace,
Tony
On Jul 16, 8:25 am, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> You're quite right, there are well known structural gender
> differences; i was referring more to the specifics of "mood"; far as i
> know, this has not been correlated; if you know otheerwise, please
> share.
>
> I learnt long ago that guessing gender from articulated cognitive
> styles is a fools errand, Tony; so i'm going to be characteristically
> indiscreet; are you of the fairer sex, or are you one of us "insane
> apes", as a friend so fondly and intimately describes us? :)
>
> On Jul 15, 11:32 pm, Tony Orlow <t...@lightlink.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Paradox -
>
> > I don't know which sex you think is more mature. I think each has
> > their own strengths, and different types of intelligence, and there
> > ARE structural brain differences. For instance, the corpus callosum,
> > the largest connection between the two hemispheres, is larger in
> > women, probably accounting for their more integrated thought
> > processes. It's easy for a man to ignore all else and obsess about
> > some question and its answer. It's hard for a woman to ignore reality
> > and become so focused on some abstract question. Men may be more able
> > to take decisive action, but if they don't pay attention to their
> > female's input, they are likely to wander into a well like Socrates
> > (or was that Aristotle?). Of course, these are gross generalizations,
> > and there is probably more variation within each sex than between the
> > two as a whole.
>
> > I have kind of a male mind. Could you tell? ;)
>
> > Peace,
>
> > Tony
>
> > On Jul 15, 2:41 pm, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I have quite some considerable experience of the emotional
> > > responsiveness of the fairer sex, rigsy :) Personally, i think the
> > > gender difference, if there is one, is more emotional maturity and
> > > honesty than anything "structural.
>
> > > On Jul 15, 12:04 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Thank you, Tony and Paradox.
>
> > > > Except we can clean up our hard drive!
>
> > > > Maybe I should have said "reactions" rather than moods- esp. since
> > > > females have the rep of being moody creatures. I'm not sure if it is
> > > > memory or the sc that is triggered by irrational associations.
>
> > > > On Jul 15, 3:22 am, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Not as familiar with the terrain regarding imagination and creativity,
> > > > > rigsy; but some thoughts; imagination probably employs the same object
> > > > > representation and manipulation routines as event "simulation",
> > > > > certainly occupies the same higher order region; the process is just
> > > > > less well tethered; an analogy that comes to mind is that of the rider
> > > > > whose handling on the reins becomes more adept the more confident he/
> > > > > she becomes, and the more conditioned the horse gets over time.
>
> > > > > Creativity is more difficult to pin down; my intuitive sense is that
> > > > > it's probably defined in the versatility of transition of isomorphic
> > > > > brain "states"; so its not so much a "discrete" attribute, but more a
> > > > > "bell curve" function.
>
> > > > > Difficult to say about unexplained moods; could be the result of
> > > > > chemical or homeostatic imbalances, tensions, unresolved mental
> > > > > phenomena, or any of a long list of things really; what do you think?
>
> > > > > On Jul 14, 12:46 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Yes- that is too technical for me. :-) I see the sc as the hidden
> > > > > > currents of a river- at least this morning that's my view. Where do
> > > > > > you think imagination and creativity spring from? Or unexplainable
> > > > > > moods? Or the irrational? Don't be too technical, please.
>
> > > > > > On Jul 14, 3:36 am, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Interesting psychoanalytic approach; i'm sort of a little closer to
> > > > > > > the "technical" school; seems to me that dreams and phantasies are
> > > > > > > pretty much the same "stuff" as conscious thought, but without the
> > > > > > > coherence, constraints, and "echolocation" of input, cognition, and
> > > > > > > the autobiographical self; in that sense, we think (neural mapping)
> > > > > > > pretty much 24/7, conscious, subconscious, or otherwise; it's just so
> > > > > > > much more elegant when we're conscious, or daydreaming, curiously :).
>
> > > > > > > Re the "great conductor"; in this great cauldron of distributed
> > > > > > > mapping, something has to "direct" and prioritise attention; that's
> > > > > > > the job of dispositional affect (value), or emotion, through amygdala,
> > > > > > > hippocampus, and associated wide area networks. Antonio Damasio has
> > > > > > > produced some very interesting, very readable and easily accessible
> > > > > > > works in this area.
>
> > > > > > > On Jul 13, 1:51 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > The "great conductor" to where? The sc may color our thoughts and
> > > > > > > > actions but I have a problem giving it a thought process similar to
> > > > > > > > the ego or super-ego. The fact that we cannot control our sc makes us
> > > > > > > > want to control it- it can be dangerous or embarassing or distracting,
> > > > > > > > for instance. I do think it adds a dramatic complexity to our thoughts
> > > > > > > > and actions- esp. those "Freudian slips"! :-) Another possibilty is
> > > > > > > > that the sc is a warehouse for our unresolved selves that pitch and
> > > > > > > > twist in our minds during dreams or daydreams and sometimes influence
> > > > > > > > solutions by interrupting logic, problem solving, comprehension or
> > > > > > > > relationships. It may also serve the purpose of keeping us honest-
> > > > > > > > somehow the mind has to find a balance- "acting as if" only goes so
> > > > > > > > far.
>
> > > > > > > > On Jul 13, 5:13 am, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > Hi Mando, dont forget that our thoughts are also "merely things", and
> > > > > > > > > our sub-conscious also "thinks"; "emotion" is the great conductor.
>
> > > > > > > > > On Jul 12, 2:18 pm, Mando <richsu...@gmail.com> wrote:
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