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Humans have two primary systems of acquiring knowledge: ''intuition'', a fast and unconscious reflex; and ''logic'', a slow and deliberate process.<ref name="Kahneman, 2011">Kahneman, D. (2011). ''Thinking, Fast and Slow''. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.</ref> Each of these dual cognitive methods is designed to interface with a specific type of information,<ref name="Darlow & Sloman, 2010">Darlow, A. L., & Sloman, S. A. (2010). Two systems of reasoning: architecture and relation to emotion. ''Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science'', 1(3), 382–392. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.34
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These systems are implicated in different behaviors, but like everything in the brain they are deeply connected and regularly interface with each other. For example, one could notice a dessert table and be drawn to it by their intuitive, perceptual mind - but ultimately be drawn away from it by their logical mind.<ref name="Darlow & Sloman, 2010" />
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Psychoengineering is a research-based engineering practice designed to control and mitigate mental disorders such as depression and anxiety. This site serves as a guide.
Humans have two primary systems of acquiring knowledge: intuition, a fast and unconscious reflex; and logic, a slow and deliberate process.[1] Each of these dual cognitive methods is designed to interface with a specific type of information,[2] and are thus connected to different parts of the brain. The neural circuitry of intuition (the amygdala, basal ganglia and lateral temporal cortex)[3] is linked to circuitry related to working memory, motor control, attention, perception, and empathy.[4][5][6] Meanwhile, the neural circuitry of reason (anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), prefrontal cortex, and the medial temporal lobe including the hippocampus)[3] is linked to circuitry related to long-term memory recall, executive function, and complex decision-making.[7][8]
These systems are implicated in different behaviors, but like everything in the brain they are deeply connected and regularly interface with each other. For example, one could notice a dessert table and be drawn to it by their intuitive, perceptual mind - but ultimately be drawn away from it by their logical mind.[2]
We can establish two "minds" each with their own benefits and drawbacks:
Empathetic mind | Logical mind |
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References
- ^ Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, Fast and Slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
- ^ a b Darlow, A. L., & Sloman, S. A. (2010). Two systems of reasoning: architecture and relation to emotion. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 1(3), 382–392. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.34
- ^ a b Lieberman, M. D. (2003). Reflexive and reflective judgment processes: A social cognitive neuroscience approach. Social Judgments: Implicit and Explicit Processes.
- ^ Ramezanpour, H., & Fallah, M. (2022). The role of temporal cortex in the control of attention. Current Research in Neurobiology, 3, 100038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crneur.2022.100038
- ^ Roozendaal, B., McEwen, B. S., & Chattarji, S. (2009). Stress, memory and the amygdala. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 10(6), 423–433. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn2651
- ^ Schacter, D. L., Daniel Todd Gilbert, Nock, M., & Wegner, D. M. (2020). Psychology (5th ed.). Worth Publishers, Macmillan Learning.
- ^ Aharoni, E., Vincent, G. M., Harenski, C. L., Calhoun, V. D., Sinnott-Armstrong, W., Gazzaniga, M. S., & Kiehl, K. A. (2013). Neuroprediction of future rearrest. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(15), 6223–6228. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1219302110
- ^ Friedman, N. P., & Robbins, T. W. (2021). The role of prefrontal cortex in cognitive control and executive function. Neuropsychopharmacology, 47(47), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-021-01132-0