You're quite right, there are well known structural gender differences; i was referring more to the specifics of "mood"; far as i know, this has not been correlated; if you know otheerwise, please share.
I learnt long ago that guessing gender from articulated cognitive styles is a fools errand, Tony; so i'm going to be characteristically indiscreet; are you of the fairer sex, or are you one of us "insane apes", as a friend so fondly and intimately describes us? :) On Jul 15, 11:32 pm, Tony Orlow <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Paradox - > > I don't know which sex you think is more mature. I think each has > their own strengths, and different types of intelligence, and there > ARE structural brain differences. For instance, the corpus callosum, > the largest connection between the two hemispheres, is larger in > women, probably accounting for their more integrated thought > processes. It's easy for a man to ignore all else and obsess about > some question and its answer. It's hard for a woman to ignore reality > and become so focused on some abstract question. Men may be more able > to take decisive action, but if they don't pay attention to their > female's input, they are likely to wander into a well like Socrates > (or was that Aristotle?). Of course, these are gross generalizations, > and there is probably more variation within each sex than between the > two as a whole. > > I have kind of a male mind. Could you tell? ;) > > Peace, > > Tony > > On Jul 15, 2:41 pm, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I have quite some considerable experience of the emotional > > responsiveness of the fairer sex, rigsy :) Personally, i think the > > gender difference, if there is one, is more emotional maturity and > > honesty than anything "structural. > > > On Jul 15, 12:04 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thank you, Tony and Paradox. > > > > Except we can clean up our hard drive! > > > > Maybe I should have said "reactions" rather than moods- esp. since > > > females have the rep of being moody creatures. I'm not sure if it is > > > memory or the sc that is triggered by irrational associations. > > > > On Jul 15, 3:22 am, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Not as familiar with the terrain regarding imagination and creativity, > > > > rigsy; but some thoughts; imagination probably employs the same object > > > > representation and manipulation routines as event "simulation", > > > > certainly occupies the same higher order region; the process is just > > > > less well tethered; an analogy that comes to mind is that of the rider > > > > whose handling on the reins becomes more adept the more confident he/ > > > > she becomes, and the more conditioned the horse gets over time. > > > > > Creativity is more difficult to pin down; my intuitive sense is that > > > > it's probably defined in the versatility of transition of isomorphic > > > > brain "states"; so its not so much a "discrete" attribute, but more a > > > > "bell curve" function. > > > > > Difficult to say about unexplained moods; could be the result of > > > > chemical or homeostatic imbalances, tensions, unresolved mental > > > > phenomena, or any of a long list of things really; what do you think? > > > > > On Jul 14, 12:46 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Yes- that is too technical for me. :-) I see the sc as the hidden > > > > > currents of a river- at least this morning that's my view. Where do > > > > > you think imagination and creativity spring from? Or unexplainable > > > > > moods? Or the irrational? Don't be too technical, please. > > > > > > On Jul 14, 3:36 am, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Interesting psychoanalytic approach; i'm sort of a little closer to > > > > > > the "technical" school; seems to me that dreams and phantasies are > > > > > > pretty much the same "stuff" as conscious thought, but without the > > > > > > coherence, constraints, and "echolocation" of input, cognition, and > > > > > > the autobiographical self; in that sense, we think (neural mapping) > > > > > > pretty much 24/7, conscious, subconscious, or otherwise; it's just > > > > > > so > > > > > > much more elegant when we're conscious, or daydreaming, curiously > > > > > > :). > > > > > > > Re the "great conductor"; in this great cauldron of distributed > > > > > > mapping, something has to "direct" and prioritise attention; that's > > > > > > the job of dispositional affect (value), or emotion, through > > > > > > amygdala, > > > > > > hippocampus, and associated wide area networks. Antonio Damasio has > > > > > > produced some very interesting, very readable and easily accessible > > > > > > works in this area. > > > > > > > On Jul 13, 1:51 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > The "great conductor" to where? The sc may color our thoughts and > > > > > > > actions but I have a problem giving it a thought process similar > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > the ego or super-ego. The fact that we cannot control our sc > > > > > > > makes us > > > > > > > want to control it- it can be dangerous or embarassing or > > > > > > > distracting, > > > > > > > for instance. I do think it adds a dramatic complexity to our > > > > > > > thoughts > > > > > > > and actions- esp. those "Freudian slips"! :-) Another possibilty > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > that the sc is a warehouse for our unresolved selves that pitch > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > twist in our minds during dreams or daydreams and sometimes > > > > > > > influence > > > > > > > solutions by interrupting logic, problem solving, comprehension or > > > > > > > relationships. It may also serve the purpose of keeping us honest- > > > > > > > somehow the mind has to find a balance- "acting as if" only goes > > > > > > > so > > > > > > > far. > > > > > > > > On Jul 13, 5:13 am, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Mando, dont forget that our thoughts are also "merely > > > > > > > > things", and > > > > > > > > our sub-conscious also "thinks"; "emotion" is the great > > > > > > > > conductor. > > > > > > > > > On Jul 12, 2:18 pm, Mando <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > how are we easily swayed from our thought by merely things? > > > > > > > > > is that > > > > > > > > > humans are focused or controlled by the sub-conscious...- > > > > > > > > > Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
