It's "my" brain, but what's in control? (video)

NOVA PBS Official, May 31, 2023; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Your Brain: Who's in Control? | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

(NOVA PBS Official) If I am not me, who is? If this is not MY brain, my mind, my consciousness, my will, whose is it? Let's dive into the subconscious to see what’s really driving the decisions we make.

Buddha's Brain (Rick Hanson)

[The Buddha went to great pains to answer these and similar questions, defining consciousness (vinnana, citta, cetasika) as a process (not a thing), a series of mind-moments and concomitants. Buddhism's Abhidharma or "Doctrine in Ultimate Terms" lays it all out in startling detail. Moreover, Buddhist meditation practices bring these things to light for direct experience and verification, the only things that lead to liberation. This is not academic. This is to be experienced. Buddhism invites skeptics and those with confidence (faith or saddha) to "come and see," to verify, with the thinking that the Truth sets one free.]

Monkey mind vs. the Buddha's brain

Are we in control, or are our brains controlling us? Dive into the latest research on the subconscious with neuroscientist Heather Berlin.

Sleepwalking, anesthesia, game theory, and more reveal surprising insights on this eye-opening journey to discover what’s really driving the decisions we make.

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CHAPTERS

• 00:00 Introduction
• 03:22 Sleepwalking and the Brain
• 08:36 Anesthesia and the Brain
• 14:18 Results of Split-Brain Surgery
• 22:23 Emotions and the Brain
• 30:01 How Does Trauma Affect the Brain?
• 35:39 How Much Control Do We Have of Our Brain?
• 45:44 Creativity and the Brain
• 50:17 Conclusion

Autopsy "brain" shown by DaVinci in his famous God touches Man Sistine Chapel mural

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