Ilchi Lee articles on limbic system
Below the neo-cortex are sub-cortical structures including the thalamus, hypothalamus, and various mid-brain structures. These sub-cortical structures are involved with basic life support, hormonal regulation, and primal emotion. They play a crucial role in connecting the body to the neo-cortex. A group of structures, referred to as the limbic system, is associated with the complex aspects of emotional expression. It is involved \vith assigning emotional value or content to various objects and experiences and with expressing these emotions as external behavior.
In short, the cerebral limbic system is the domain of the emotions and appetites. Appetite for food and sex, and emotions of joy, anger, grief, and love arise within the limbic system. The mechanism for controlling the five senses is also a function of the limbic system. With rapid development of the neo-cortex in humans, the cerebral limbic system has decreased in size, and is comparatively less developed than in animals such as dogs or cats.
When a dog lowers its tail in front of a stronger dog or wags its tail with joy, the limbic system is at work. The well-known flight or fight response is also a function of the limbic system. In Hak Yoga If we could learn to utilize the capabilities of our brain’s limbic system, we would be better equipped to control emotions, generating an appropriate and constructive emotional reaction to all situations.
November 13th, 2008 at 4:31 am
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