Submitted by gary on Sat, 2011-08-06 09:03
Comments: Two studies, back to back, show that brain training can improve 2 deficits associated with addiction - low dopamine and hypofrontality. Please don't ask if memorizing stuff is good for strong erections.
Brain Training Increases Dopamine Release
August 5th, 2011 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Submitted by freedom on Sun, 2011-06-05 09:31
Is there any connection between the neurochemical changes and either the memory of the interaction that led to the changes or memory of the changes themselves? It seems there must be some connection as some reward circuitry purpose is to make us observe, recall, and seek what is important. But is that recall in our memory or somewhere else? If it is memory based, can the memory trigger an ongoing neurochemical drip? Do we store the memory of the interaction and later high, low, soothing, etc. feeling together or separately?
Submitted by augustin on Mon, 2009-07-06 21:32
I am trying to figure out how related are intelligence, memory, and consciousness. How much is one a function of the others?
Of course, I understand the generally accepted definition of each of those terms... or maybe not. Try this: if asked, how would you define memory? Easy? Ok, then: how would you define intelligence? consciousness? I am a coward: I am not going to try to define them myself! In fact, after a cursory research, I found that not everybody agrees on their definition. It's not surprising.
