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- 1. Living At Cause All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church June 12, 2016 Walker Alan Wynkoop, MD
- 2. Living At Cause Brain Science Teaches Us How
- 3. Living At Cause Brain Science Teaches Us How - To get the A.N.T.s out of our head
- 4. My Background Story • Life long lover of the scientific method • Living as a hand surgeon • A student of Human Happiness for 17.5 yrs
- 5. Human Happiness Journey • 1998 Man Kind Project Sioux City – Learning Emotional Literacy • 2010 – Present – Whirlwind tour with Outstanding Mentors • Tony Robbins • Steve Linder • John Assaraf • Brendon Burchard • Daniel Amen
- 6. Human Happiness Journey • 1998 Man Kind Project Sioux City – Learning Emotional Literacy • 2010 – Present – Whirlwind tour with Outstanding Mentors • Tony Robbins • Steve Linder • John Assaraf • Brendon Burchard • Daniel Amen
- 7. Human Happiness Journey • 1998 Man Kind Project Sioux City – Learning Emotional Literacy • 2010 – Present – Whirlwind tour with Outstanding Mentors • Tony Robbins • Steve Linder • John Assaraf • Brendon Burchard • Daniel Amen
- 8. Human Happiness Journey • 1998 Man Kind Project Sioux City – Learning Emotional Literacy • 2010 – Present – Whirlwind tour with Outstanding Mentors • Tony Robbins • Steve Linder • John Assaraf • Brendon Burchard • Daniel Amen
- 9. Emotional Literacy • Emotions – We can manipulate them – Physiology – Thoughts • Relationships between emotions – Anger usually covering up • Sadness • Fear
- 10. Emotional Literacy • Emotions – We can manipulate them – Physiology – The Amy Cuddy Story • Brain injured as teen, lost her high IQ • She used “Fake it till you make it” • Now a Harvard Business School Prof – Empowers business women with the “Starfish Position” (More at Circle Talk?)
- 11. Emotional Literacy • Learn from People – I learn the most from • People that bring up my my worst emotions • Situations that trigger me the hardest • Learn from our surroundings – Cultures of Offices / Teams / Families – Books / Blogs / Etc
- 12. Living At Cause • Why Introduce Living At Cause? – It summarizes the recommendations of all the branches of psychology I’ve studied – Understanding and accepting this concept usually shift one’s paradigm – It is difficult to accept at first so hopefully this may prepare one for future growth
- 13. Brain Science • Stuff – < 10 years • Feelings – <16 years
- 14. Brain Science • Stuff – Bio-Molecular – Electro Chemical – Functional MRI Imaging – Optogenetics • Feelings – Positive Psychology – CBT & NLP • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Neuro Linguistic Programing
- 15. Brain Science
- 16. Brain Science
- 17. Brain Science: Stuff • 90% of what we know about the brain mechanics we learned in the last 7 – 9 years • “I feel really sorry for the people who retired five years ago,” says Michael Stryker, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco.
- 19. Brain Science: Stuff • Optogenetics!! – Fiber optic wires into mice heads to turn on and off specific neurons pre-treated with markers!
- 20. Brain Science: Stuff • Functional MRI – Real time images of the brain – Can show rough images in the Visual Cortex • How many objects • Placement of objects, close – far, right or left • Size • Color • Contrast
- 21. Brain Science: Stuff • Memories – A Neural Pathway – Groups of neurons that are primed to fire together in the same pattern that created the original experience, and each component of a memory is stored in the brain area that initiated it. http://www.human-memory.net/processes_storage.html
- 22. Brain Science: Stuff • Memories – A Neural Pathway – The more Often the information is repeated or used, the more likely it is to be retained in long term memory – The more Recently the information is repeated or used, the more likely it is to be recalled from long term memory http://www.human-memory.net/processes_storage.html
- 23. Brain Science: Stuff • Memories – A Neural Pathway • THE OPPOSITE IS ALSO TRUE – That is why traditional talk-about-the-past psycho- therapy is no longer so popular – New therapy helps get rid of the A.N.T.s so that the old hurtful pathways are not fired. http://www.human-memory.net/processes_storage.html
- 25. Brain Science: Stuff / Feelings Connection • The CMS – How Our Brain and Body Talk – The Chemical Messenger System • Endocrine hormones – e.g. Adrenal glands • Neuro Endocrine – Nerves to blood • Paracrine • Autocrine • Cytocine
- 26. Brain Science: Feelings/Behavior • Positive Psychology – First papers on topic 2000 by Martin Seligman – Started Positive Psychology Center, U of Penn – Authentic Happiness website • Inventories / Questionnaires • Videos • Pod casts
- 27. Brain Science: Feelings/Behavior • Positive Psychology – Scientific testing – Fun vs Philanthropy – Gratitude Visit (explained at circle talk?) • 3 or more months of measurable improved Life Satisfaction in both parties.
- 29. Brain Science: Feelings/Behavior • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – Core Beliefs control • Thoughts • Feelings • Behavior – And we can choose our thoughts! By Urstadt - Photoshop, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46525261
- 30. Brain Science: Human Identity • Our Identity or Core Beliefs: – Define our Model of the World – Control our emotional life – Control our behavioral life – Are based on the Core Memories
- 31. Brain Science: Human Identity • Core Memories – Change every time we access them – We can find new beneficial meanings for the same core memory • Core Memories’ influence is a function of: – Recency – Frequency
- 32. Brain Science: Human Identity
- 33. Brain Science: Human Identity • Jennifer Ouellette, author, science writer – Best Seller: Me Myself and Why – Online Video Talk – Her experiential pathway led her to the same conclusion: • Our ID is a function of only two things: – The memories we focus on – The meanings of those memories • And I remind: We can choose both!
- 34. Brain Science: Human Identity Bottom Line Summary: • Our Identity is a function of only two things – The memories we Focus on – The meaning we Choose for those memories
- 35. Brain Science: Human Identity The One Sentence: • Ones identity lies in the cellular/neuropeptide neural pathway you strengthen by Recent and Repeated thoughts. • So choose thoughts that benefit you and visit them often.
- 36. Brain Science: Human Identity Super Modern Breakthrough!
- 37. Brain Science: My Emancipation • Scientific American MIND publication – 10 Big Ideas in 10 years of Brain Science – #3 Adult Brain is Malleable • So, I’m not stuck with my Old ID! – I Choose the memories I focus on – I Choose those memories’ meaning
- 38. A.N.T.s
- 39. A.N.T.s • Automatic Negative Thoughts – Literally shifts the neuro peptides in our brain – And neuro endocrine hormone in our blood Towards negative emotions and health
- 40. A.N.T.s • Positive personal results have been reported after one week of A.N.Ts eradication • An easy way to learn Living at Cause – Practice on yourself first – Introduce into your relations at your own pace
- 41. A.N.T.s
- 42. A.N.T.s
- 43. A.N.T.s • The Universal A.N.T. Poisons: – ‘there is no failure, only feedback’ – ‘Everything that goes wrong in life is a disguised teaching in some way’ – If only to say – ‘don’t do that again!’
- 44. A.N.T.s • Dan Davis Spoke at UU last month – His suggestions for Negative Thoughts • Say "thank you for the suggestion, I will take that under consideration” • Then just imagine it on a piece of paper, crumple it up and throw it away
- 45. A.N.T.s • The sheet backside gives the long version – Use it on persistent A.N.T.s • Use the info to dissect the A.N.T. – And make a stronger A.N.T. Poison!
- 46. A.N.T.s
- 47. Thank You for Your Attention • This slide show and Much More info at: – Facebook Community – Do an FB search: • Live at Cause or • WWBrainScience • Click on:
- 48. Thank You
Editor's Notes
- Go over The little engine
- STORY:
- The way to avoid the Negative Triggers in your life is to consciously avoid thinking about them. To learn what circumstances are at risk to fire the trigger and to set up defenses, and alternative focus and meaning.
- The way to avoid the Negative Triggers in your life is to consciously avoid thinking about them. To learn what circumstances are at risk to fire the trigger and to set up defenses, and alternative focus and meaning.
- Seligman didn’t like the disease model of Psych